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Viral marketing goes one step too far
Article about the "viral marketing" technique used by AllAdvantage.com. [InfoWorld]
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/02/07/000207opfoster.xml
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Spam Wars Escalate in Round Two
Attorney Pete Wellborn obtains Global Restraining Order against spammer Benchmark Print Supply, and seeks contempt sanctions. If successful this case will close down one of the most prolific US spammers. [PR Newswire]
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-27-2000/0001324147&EDATE=
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Mail Abuse Prevention Organization Stands Up to Giant Harris Interactive
MAPS, the anti-spam organization, will vigorously defend the law suit filed by Harris Interactive Inc. [PR Newswire]
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-02-2000/0001282019
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Harris Interactive Files Suit Against AOL, Microsoft, Qwest and Other ISPs Over Restraint of Trade
Mainly an attack on MAPS, claiming that Harris are not spammers and should not be blocked.
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/index.asp?NewsID=127&HI_election=HarrisInteractive
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ISPs find spam verdict hard to swallow
Internet service providers and permission-based marketing agencies are up in arms about the government's decision not to regulate against unsolicited commercial email or spam, as it's more commonly known. [Media Guardian] [Requires free registration.]
http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,370766,00.html
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In Defense of Spam
No one will admit to liking spam -- the canned pseudo-meat or the unsolicited e-mail that bears its name. But despite the current efforts of governments in North America and Europe to get it back into the can, spam is destined to be, and should be, a fac
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/3843.html
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eBay To Get $1.2M in Spam Settlement
eBay, Inc. said it will get $1.2 million (US$) under a lawsuit settlement with ReverseAuction.com, Inc., which had been accused of illegally obtaining eBay user IDs and addresses in order to send them unwanted and misleading e-mail. [E-Commerce Times]
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/3895.html
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Junk e-mail eradicated?
Online marketing - sometimes called spamming - is trying to clean up its act - so don't mention the S word. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1057487.stm
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Verio's Alleged Spam is Temporarily Canned
In a case where a U.S. District Court is upholding a registrar's right to protect people listed in its database, register.com Inc. won a preliminary injunction against Verio Inc. preventing the Web hosting company from mercilessly spamming its customers.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3_531911
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MSN Criticized For Open Spam Relays
Responding to complaints that the Microsoft Network is allowing spammers to relay junk e-mail through MSN servers, the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) has added several MSN systems to its notorious anti-spam blacklist. The action could potentially di
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/10_512791
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