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FOXNews.com: Consumer Groups Seek to Put a Can on Spam
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. (November 19, 2003)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,103540,00.html

BBC News: Spam 'turning people off e-mail'
People are starting to use e-mail less because of spam, a study finds, though some click on unsolicited messages. (October 24, 2003)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3209189.stm

MSNBC: World's Top 10 Spammers
A list of names of and bios of the top ten spammers as of summer 2003. (September 1, 2003)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/wld/tech/brill/Top10Spammers_dw.htm

MSNBC: In the trenches of the 'spam wars'
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. (August 7, 2003)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3078650/

internetnews.com: DMA Releases International Anti-Spam Law Summary
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) released a summary of the spam laws in 41 countries and the European Union. (August 6, 2003)
http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=2245481

MSNBC: Has the spam dam really burst?
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? (August 6, 2003)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3078649/

internetnews.com: DMA Urges Schumer to Drop Do-Not-E-mail List Clause
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. (July 22, 2003)
http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=2238791

CNET.com: The DMA's doublespeak on spam
Robert Wientzen, president of the Direct Marketing Association, has an unusual view of what types of junk e-mail qualify as spam. (July 21, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2010-1071_3-5047695.html

SearchSecurity.com: In the spammer's lair
"As long as people buy the products, I'll keep sending mail," said Ron Scelson, who is dubbed the "Cajun Spammer." (June 16, 2003)
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci914837,00.html?Exclusive=True

USA Today: Idaho man takes junk e-mail senders to court
Kevin Wilson is on a mission to rid his e-mail of unwanted electronic advertisements. (April 14, 2003)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-04-14-spam-court_x.htm

CNET.com: Porn spam--legal minefield for employers
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. (April 7, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032-995658.html

CNET.com: Spam suits seek poetic justice
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. (April 4, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1024-995568.html

The Guardian: Spam, spam, spam and spam? Not for much longer
The government is planning a clampdown on e-mail spam, demanding that companies obtain consumers' permission before sending them marketing material via the internet. (March 27, 2003)
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,3604,922549,00.html

CNET.com: Standards group takes aim at spam
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. (March 6, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032-991305.html

CNET.com: Antivirus firm takes on junk e-mail
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. (March 3, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1012-990650.html

Wired: Going to Extremes to Fight Spam
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. (March 3, 2003)
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2003/03/57867

Wired: Net Gurus Rally Anti-Spam Forces
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." (March 1, 2003)
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2003/03/57868

CNET.com: MSN blocks e-mail from rival ISPs
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. (February 28, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1025-990653.html

PCWorld: It's Open Season on Spammers
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. (February 27, 2003)
http://www.pcworld.com/article/109595/its_open_season_on_spammers.html

seattlepi.com: Microsoft-backed bill would dilute spam law, state says
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. (February 27, 2003)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/110297_spam27.shtml

SFGate: Bill seeks to stem spam
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 (February 24, 2003)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/24/BU209634.DTL&type=tech

CNET.com: Spam blocker charges for e-mail
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. (February 19, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-985175.html

CNET.com: Group to field spam-filter complaints
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. (February 18, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-985023.html

CNET.com: Microsoft going after Hotmail spammers
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. (February 18, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-985018.html

SFGate.com: But we don't like spam - Junk e-mail detested, polls find
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. (February 12, 2003)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/12/BU212882.DTL&type=tech

Wired: Spam Offers: Some Legit, Most Not
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. (February 12, 2003)
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2003/02/57613

The Age: Spam, spam, virus, porn and spam on spam
The e-mail system is wilting under the attack of confidence tricksters and the mad inventors of viruses, warns Garry Barker. (January 27, 2003)
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/27/1043534001549.html

BBC News: The most annoying spam of 2002
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. (January 24, 2003)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2688619.stm

CNET.com: AT&T spam filter loses valid e-mail
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. (January 24, 2003)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-982118.html

Wired: Spam Confab: Hackers to Rescue?
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. (January 15, 2003)
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2003/01/57190

Newsfactor: Malware and Spam in the New Year
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. (January 3, 2003)
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/20372.html