Tag: Spam
TIP on Hiatus
This week the Internet Patrol is helping our friends over at the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy with their 2nd annual national “Spam and the Law” conference, and so we may not be quite so wordy as she usually is. Fear not, though, we will be back in…
Microsoft Sues Spammer’s Web Hosting Provider
Microsoft has taken the fight against spam to the next level, by suing not the spammer, but the web hosting service which provides services to the spammers.
Best Way to Beat Spam with Outlook 2003?
Outlook 2003 actually contains some fairly nifty built-in anti-spam functions, similar to those found in many of today’s end-user email programs.
Dear Internet Patrol: Spam with No Unsubscribe Link – What to Do?
We received a note from a reader who was trying to unsubscribe from a mailing, but it gave no option to unsubscribe. Here’s what to do when that happens.
Is the FTC Going to Come After Me for Not Including My Mailing Address?
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, which is the new Federal anti-spam law, only applies to commercial email. It does not apply to the private, personal email which you send
Yes, Virginia, there is a Spammer Clause
The State of Virginia (the attorney general, in particular) is on a roll, with the 3rd arrest of members of a spam gang responsible for sending countless pieces of spam … not from..not to…but *through* servers located in Virginia.
