Archive for January 2005
An article reports how a user who made a tsunami relief donation using lynx on Solaris was arrested due to the event being ‘unusual’ with the site operator deeming this a potential hack attempt.
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A while ago, bloggers were pleasantly surprised to find newly spamvertized sites were already closed for TOS termination when they checked them.
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Christopher Pierson, the sick man who sent a hoax mail to tsunami victim’s friends and relatives, has been sentenced today to 6 months in prison.
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The spam conference 2005 was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday, unfortunately we couldn’t make it so we will have to make do with the webcasts…
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Philadelphia law firm Kohn, Swift & Graf, have filed a suit this week against Verizon Communications - on behalf of a Verizon customer unhappy about the recent spam prevention techniques.
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eBay has been talking this week of its efforts to crack down on email phishing and last week addressed the problem of spam for its users - so it may come as a surprise that the auction site is playing a role in facilitating both problems.
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Verizons answer to spam- Block anything from outside the US
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Verizon Communications customers expecting e-mail from Europe may be in for a long wait. The internet service provider has been blocking e-mail originating from Great Britain and other parts of Europe for weeks, and customers are upset about having their communications disrupted without notice.
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Microsoft Offers Outlook Bundled with Paid Email Service
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