Studio64
03-21-2002, 06:47 PM
How odd timing...
Slashdot put 4 articles up today about spammer's and spammer relating issues..
Well-written column by Margie Boule from the Portland Oregonian about an individual who got tired of getting spam, sued the company for $25 an email, and won (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/1836223&mode=thread&tid=111)
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story running on Cnet about the spam epidemic. My favorite stat is that by 2006, we'll be getting 1400 spam a year. Of course, I already get that every week. Talks about foreign spam relays, block lists, and so on. (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/1733224&mode=thread&tid=111)
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article on the Register that Yahoo is giving users of it's email service until the 24th of April to make a decision about forking out $19.99 for the first year. Yahoo states that this is so it can 'improve' service quality and 'reduce" spam.' (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/1511225&mode=thread&tid=98)
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A federal appeals court has ruled that legal documents can be served by email. Since the party had no physical address, the court ruled that email was a viable option. So, before you open that next email, you might want to consider if it's something you might want to avoi (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/2049229&mode=thread&tid=123)
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If you all don't read Slashdot (http://slashdot.org) you really should... it's pretty much one of the best sources for "News for Nerds. Stuff that matters" on the web..
Slashdot put 4 articles up today about spammer's and spammer relating issues..
Well-written column by Margie Boule from the Portland Oregonian about an individual who got tired of getting spam, sued the company for $25 an email, and won (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/1836223&mode=thread&tid=111)
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story running on Cnet about the spam epidemic. My favorite stat is that by 2006, we'll be getting 1400 spam a year. Of course, I already get that every week. Talks about foreign spam relays, block lists, and so on. (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/1733224&mode=thread&tid=111)
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article on the Register that Yahoo is giving users of it's email service until the 24th of April to make a decision about forking out $19.99 for the first year. Yahoo states that this is so it can 'improve' service quality and 'reduce" spam.' (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/1511225&mode=thread&tid=98)
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A federal appeals court has ruled that legal documents can be served by email. Since the party had no physical address, the court ruled that email was a viable option. So, before you open that next email, you might want to consider if it's something you might want to avoi (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/2049229&mode=thread&tid=123)
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If you all don't read Slashdot (http://slashdot.org) you really should... it's pretty much one of the best sources for "News for Nerds. Stuff that matters" on the web..