Is the new Federal CAN-SPAM law enough?
President Bush signed the CAN-SPAM act into Law on December 16th. But, will it help? Or will it actually make some SPAM legal?
http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=9516
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If the Federal CAN-SPAM law is not passed, California has an alternative. But according to some, this law could end up costing innocent companies money for non-SPAM email messages. The law does not appear to put a clear definition on the word SPAM, and leaves it up to lawyers to decide.
http://www.reason.com/hod/wo120803.shtml
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It looks like the controversial CAN-SPAM act is on it's way to the White House for the President's signature. While it would be nice to hope that it will stop all the junk email being sent to your inbox, many say it doesn't go far enough. There are many roadblocks to simply finding where much of this SPAM is coming from. You can read more here: http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/3286751
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Inside Spyware: A Guide to Finding, Removing and Preventing Online Pests
Online pests can range from the annoying to the downright dangerous. This
Intranet Journal guide takes a step-by-step approach to diagnosing, removing
and preventing spyware infestations.
http://www.intranetjournal.com/spyware/
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Web Interfaces - Why They Will Prosper
Despite the issues confronting Web interfaces, they are still the interface of choice for several reasons, such as easy development, low cost of entry, superior navigation and menuing capabilities over desktop alternatives, cross platform portability and more.
By Jacques Surveyor.
http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/j_s/column4/
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Top Five Search Engine Optimization Myths
SEO sales reps may tell you exactly what you want to hear. Listen for the flutter of these red flags.
http://www.clickz.com/search/results/article.php/3110091
ClickZ.com, Nov. 24, 2003
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US Senate cans Spam
The US Senate Wednesday passed the CAN Spam Act of 2003 with email tagging, and measures designed to stop anonymous and false return addresses. The Senate also called upon the FTC to set up a "Do Not Spam" list, although some experts wonder about its effectiveness.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/33556.html
http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/3097451
The Register/Internetnews.com, Oct. 23, 2003
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Spammers Becoming More Brazen
Spammers are using virus-like methods to avoid blacklisting and get their messages into as many email in-boxes as possible in the shortest amount of time.
http://www.cioupdate.com/trends/article.php/3093411
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How spammers are targeting blogs
Webloggers are getting spam comments as posts in their blogs. Bill Thompson says they've been "flyblogged."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3210623.stm
BBC, Oct. 24, 2003
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