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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}
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/11/12/spam/index.html
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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]
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/06/circuits/articles/24spam.html
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When candidates spam
A mass e-mailing by a New Jersey Republican stirs up an online hornet's nest. [Salon 21st]
http://www.salon.com/21st/feature/1999/02/19feature.html
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Fuzzy 'censorship' gripes make real thing possible
An article about what free speech is.
http://www.s-t.com/daily/03-99/03-24-99/c04op245.htm
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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]
http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/99/09/11/2324234.shtml
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With spam like this, who needs enemies?
Readers balk at vendors' e-mail. How NOT to promote your otherwise-respectable large PC company (InfoWorld)
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/foster/990517ef.htm
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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]
http://www.isp-planet.com/politics/congress-spam.html
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Study: Spam delivers bad news for ISPs
Study shows more users than expected blame their ISPs for spam. [ZDNet]
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-514881.html
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eBetween spawning setup spam?
New technology nudges out Windows startup -- lets companies pitch services to new PC users.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-514953.html
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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
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