The "can spam" bill reflects a national push to eradicate annoying commercial junk e-mail. It takes aim at bulk e-mailers who mask their identities, peddle pornography and scams, or ignore consumers' requests to be left alone.

Spam, some say, has gotten so bad that it's on the verge of killing e-mail. But if the Internet sky really is falling, why doesn't someone do something?

Internet shopping malls were the biggest culprits in sending unwanted commercial mail or infringing on privacy last year, according to data released yesterday by the Ministry of Information and Communication. 2003.01.10

Against both spam and viruses, the best defense is still a well-protected network or PC. It seems that spammers have used the holiday season to increase their e-mail intrusions on our inboxes by 1,000 percent since Thanksgiving.

Hackers from around the world will converge on MIT on Friday to swap intelligence and marshal their collective brainpower for the fight against a seemingly indomitable opponent. This time it's not Microsoft, DirecTV or the Recording Industry Association of America. It's spam.

Hundreds of computer programmers gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently, to figure out ways to solve the rising flood of unsolicited e-mail, also known as spam.

Robert Wientzen, president of the Direct Marketing Association, has an unusual view of what types of junk e-mail qualify as spam.

Kevin Wilson is on a mission to rid his e-mail of unwanted electronic advertisements.

The most annoying spam purported to pass on to people free passwords for sex sites that usually levy a charge to look beyond the front page.

Several unscrupulous "spammers" have been shut down after bombarding Internet users with e-mail offers for allegedly bogus international drivers' licenses.

The e-mail system is wilting under the attack of confidence tricksters and the mad inventors of viruses, warns Garry Barker.

An influential Internet standards-setting body has begun a close scrutiny of the mounting problem of e-mail spam, in an effort that could have broad-ranging implications for future e-mail use and security.

For those serving on the front lines of the bruising battle over junk e-mail spam is also is the root of the hardball legal tactics, hacking, harassment and death threats that are the hazards of their chosen vocation.

People are starting to use e-mail less because of spam, a study finds, though some click on unsolicited messages.

AT&T WorldNet this week activated a risky spam-filtering technique that it shortly had to defuse after subscribers discovered they were losing legitimate e-mail.

The human gene pool should be incapable of producing enough idiots to financially support the vast number of spammers whose scat litters so many inboxes. Turns out, most spammers make money selling e-mail addresses to other spammers, who then sell those same addresses to others.

Microsoft is turning up the heat on spam, filing a lawsuit to go after people it suspects of having harvested e-mail addresses from its Hotmail servers to spam subscribers.

An Australian entrepreneur has created what may be the first antispam service that lets its users charge for the privilege of sending them e-mail.

Nearly 9 out of 10 Americans who use e-mail at work support legislation that would require warning labels on sexually explicit or pornographic spam and establish criminal penalties for spam that contains misleading information about the identity of the sender.

The problem of spam--how to get rid of it, how to track down the senders, and whether to prosecute those spammers--has dominated many discussions at the third annual Privacy and Data Security Summit here this week.

Could California lead the nation into a spam-free future? Or at least one where appreciably fewer unwanted pitches for porn, anatomical enhancements and cheapo printer cartridges flood our electronic inboxes? 2003.02.24

Microsoft's MSN said its e-mail services had blocked some incoming messages from rival Internet service providers earlier this week, after their networks were mistakenly banned as sources of junk mail.

The Internet Research Task Force, the closest thing the Internet has to a governing body for all matters technical, inaugurated the Anti-Spam Research Group this week to develop "a taxonomy of the (spam) problem and the proposed solutions."

Antivirus company Trend Micro is jumping into the antispam fray, unveiling new software it hopes will help information technology managers protect their workers from an increasing barrage of unwanted messages.

On Monday, the two co-founders of AvantGo launched a new spam filter that takes the most drastic anti-spam approach possible: Users only receive e-mail from people on a list of pre-approved senders.

These arch rivals, which compete ferociously for Internet subscribers, say illicit commercial e-mail has so overwhelmed their efforts to stop it that they are joining forces to press for tough federal legislation to stymie the spammers.

Antispam company Habeas is suing bulk e-mailers, accusing them of using its poetry without permission in an unusual use of trademark law to clamp down on spammers.

Lewd e-mail promoting pornography may soon pose more than just a technical challenge in the ongoing fight against spam--experts say it's set to become an acute legal problem, too.

A group of e-mail marketers on Tuesday set up an Internet forum for people to air grievances about spam filters--which can swallow legitimate messages along with the targeted commercial come-ons.

The government is planning a clampdown on e-mail spam, demanding that companies obtain consumers' permission before sending them marketing material via the internet.

Think of Kevin Wilson as the self-appointed trash cop of the Internet superhighway. In short, he wants to clean up the spam - or unsolicited e-mail - littering the virtual world and clogging e-mail accounts.

"As long as people buy the products, I'll keep sending mail," said Ron Scelson, who is dubbed the "Cajun Spammer."

A list of names of and bios of the top ten spammers as of summer 2003.

The state Attorney General's Office has convinced lawmakers that a proposal being pushed by Microsoft Corp. would weaken Washington's landmark law against unwanted and misleading e-mail.

A new e-mail virus capable of turning infected PCs into "spamming machines" emerged today, targeting corporate and home users in Europe and the U.S., a computer security expert said.

Ron Guilmette tried to cleanse the Internet of spam. For his good deed, he got himself cleansed from the Internet.

E-mail users seeking relief from spam - unsolicited ads, commercials and promotions that frequently fill up online mailboxes - should not count on help from Congress this year.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Saturday for a bill to outlaw most Internet spam and create a "do not spam" registry for those who do not wish to receive unsolicited junk e-mail.

Anti-spam organizations are the target of a new Internet worm outbreak that tries to knock them offline with a crippling data barrage, computer security experts said Tuesday.

Congress has given the final approval on the "Can-Spam" bill, which will take affect Jan. 1, 2004. This federal legislation will override all state anti-spam laws, including tougher measures in states like California.

Virginia authorities said yesterday that they had arrested and charged a North Carolina man for sending spam in the first use of a new state law that could bring penalties of up to 20 years in prison.

Microsoft and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Thursday sued a group of e-mail marketers they said were responsible for sending billions of fraudulent spam messages.

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) released a summary of the spam laws in 41 countries and the European Union.

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) yesterday urged its members to ask New York Sen. Charles Schumer to drop his proposal for a do-not-e-mail registry.

WebTV co-founder Phil Goldman today is launching a subscription e-mail service for consumers that's intended to weed out spam.

Article discussing what various types of organizations are currently doing and can be doing to curb spam.

The flood of unsolicited messages sent over the Internet is growing so fast that spam may soon account for half of all U.S. e-mail traffic. 2003.03.13