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Computerworld: Study: Amount of spam, virus-infected e-mails rising
A new report analyzing e-mail messages sent last month found that the problem of viruses and unsolicited e-mail continued to grow, hitting manufacturing, banking and finance, and health care particularly hard.
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/groupware/story/0,10801,75135,00.html
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Computerworld: Spam: Arriving en masse to an e-mail address near you
Shifting from daily nuisance to serious IT and business concern, uncontrolled spam is prompting customers to arm themselves with tools to fight back against productivity loss, potential liability and bandwidth-clogging consequences that unsolicited comme
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/groupware/story/0,10801,75348,00.html
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BBC News: Why one spam could cost $50
A US law firm has become the hero of the common people for its decision to take on the spam merchants who wage guerrilla warfare on our e-mail inboxes, offering everything from sex to cars and easy money to psychic readings.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1917458.stm
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Christian Science Monitor: 'White lists' emerge as a tool for consumers in fight against spam
Americans are discovering that the broad effort to fight spam can backfire.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1202/p12s01-wmgn.html
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BBC News: US workers spared junk e-mails
Spam is not overwhelming the inboxes of US workers, despite the growing number of junk e-mails promoting get-rich-quick scams or pornographic websites, says a report.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2558113.stm
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BBC News: The web bites back
Protesters are turning the tables on government officials and businessmen who they say are making the web less pleasant to use.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2580089.stm
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globetechnology.com: Spam slammed in survey
People who get hysterical over the spam they find in their inboxes have good reason to be upset, Symantec Corp. says.
http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/ArticleNews/tech/RTGAM/20021202/gtspammy/Technology/techBN/
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atnewyork.com: Spam Expected to Outnumber Non-Spam
More than 30 percent of all e-mail is unsolicited and MessageLabs predicts that spam will continue its exponential growth into 2003, surpassing the amount of non-spam e-mail by around July.
http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/1555831
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Newsfactor: The Unstoppable Flood of Spam
After remaining neutral for some time, the Direct Marketing Association announced last week that it will support U.S. state and federal legislation aimed at curtailing spam.
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/19803.html
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Newsfactor: Fighting Spam: Legislation Won't Work
Passing anti-spam legislation, while perhaps well intended, is like passing a law against rain. Words on paper won't stop it.
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/20344.html
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