1999

Spam scam slams a chain of fools
Article about pyramid schemes. Includes contact information to find out more about fraud. [USA Today]
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/cceli009.htm

Spamming from the book is still junk
Describes "dictionary spamming" method by which spammers can guess email addresses of users on certain email providers. [USA Today]
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/cceli005.htm

Direct mail double cross?
A 'Spam Summit' highlights the differences between the actions of the Direct Marketers' Association and the desires of the anti-spam community. [Salon Technology} <small>(November 12, 1999)</small>
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/11/12/spam/index.html

Congress Takes On Spam
The e-attention of Washington lawmakers is turning to the scourge of unsolicited email. Will this result in useful legislation, or just a lot of posturing? [ISP-Planet] <small>(October 8, 1999)</small>
http://www.isp-planet.com/politics/congress-spam.html

ISPs and Spam Enforcement...
Where CAN you go next if your ISP refuses to do something about the growing amount of SPAM in your inbox? [Slashdot] <small>(September 11, 1999)</small>
http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/99/09/11/2324234.shtml

NSI threatens to sue Blackhole List operator
Network Solutions threatens to sue an antispam group if it adds them to a spam blacklist. [CNET] <small>(August 2, 1999)</small>
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-229332.html

Yahoo curbs message board spam
Yahoo blocks access to sites advertised in spam sent to its users. [CNET] <small>(July 27, 1999)</small>
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-229106.html

FTC slams 'spam'
FTC study details the burden of junk e-mail. Report recommends spammers not be permitted to disguise their addresses. [CNN] <small>(July 14, 1999)</small>
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/14/junk.email.02/

To Protest Unwanted E-Mail, Spam Cop Goes to the Source
A consultant introduces a tool to let users complain about spam to authorities. [NYT] <small>(June 24, 1999)</small>
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/06/circuits/articles/24spam.html

eBetween spawning setup spam?
New technology nudges out Windows startup -- lets companies pitch services to new PC users. <small>(June 21, 1999)</small>
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-514953.html

Study: Spam delivers bad news for ISPs
Study shows more users than expected blame their ISPs for spam. [ZDNet] <small>(June 14, 1999)</small>
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-514881.html

With spam like this, who needs enemies?
Readers balk at vendors' e-mail. How NOT to promote your otherwise-respectable large PC company (InfoWorld) <small>(May 17, 1999)</small>
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/foster/990517ef.htm

Fuzzy 'censorship' gripes make real thing possible
An article about what free speech is. <small>(March 24, 1999)</small>
http://www.s-t.com/daily/03-99/03-24-99/c04op245.htm

Online petition against Spam
Online petition by EU web users against spam. Site is German but text is English. <small>(March 3, 1999)</small>
http://www.heise.de/ct/english/99/05/022/

When candidates spam
A mass e-mailing by a New Jersey Republican stirs up an online hornet's nest. [Salon 21st] <small>(February 19, 1999)</small>
http://www.salon.com/21st/feature/1999/02/19feature.html