WASHINGTON - This week, the world will mark an anniversary that has changed the face — and other anatomical regions — of email inboxes everywhere: the first known spam email was sent 30 years ago on Saturday.
Spamming is the abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages.
WASHINGTON - This week, the world will mark an anniversary that has changed the face — and other anatomical regions — of email inboxes everywhere: the first known spam email was sent 30 years ago on Saturday.
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For 30 years now, you've been getting spam
ABS CBN News, Philippines - 6 hours ago Spam got its name from a skit by the television show "Monty Python's Flying Circus," in which a group of Vikings in a restaurant that serves all of its food … |
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For 30 years now, you've been getting spam
ABS CBN News, Philippines - 4 hours ago Spam got its name from a skit by the television show "Monty Python's Flying Circus," in which a group of Vikings in a restaurant that serves all of its food … |
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Internet spam turns 30
Canada.com, Canada - 5 hours ago Mr. Thuerk sent out the first junk e-mail - or as it would come to be known, "spam." It was 10 years before it would happen again - Mr. Thuerk was slapped … |
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Colorado Penny Stock Spammer Gets Jail Time
PC World - 1 hour ago A federal judge has ordered convicted spammer Eddie Davidson to just under two years in prison for sending out a large volume of spam promoting watches, … Spam Sends Man to Prison TransWorldNews (press release) Man gets prison after hundreds of thousands of spam e-mails The Associated Press all 67 news articles |
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Finally! A way to block spam text messages on my AT&T cell phone.
Mobility Site, AL - 2 hours ago Last time I checked, I could not find a way to block spam text messages through my AT&T account. Today, I received another spam text message, … |
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Interop: How Comcast, Verizon Fight Spam
Internet News, CA - 3 hours ago By Sean Michael Kerner: More stories by this author: LAS VEGAS — At a show focused on networking, the topic of spam may seem out of place. … |
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Spam Sends Man to Prison
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 1 hour ago A man accused of sending hundreds of thousands of spam e-mails was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of tax evasion … |
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The Evolution of the Underground Spam Economy
TechRepublic, KY - 2 hours ago Overview: Internet spam is no longer a mere inconvenience; it's become a highly destructive phenomenon that can have catastrophic results for organizations. … |
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Spam Doesn't Pay
Redmondmag.com, CA - 54 minutes ago Eddie Davidson has found out the hard way that crime — even something as seemingly stealthy and anonymous as perpetrating spam — doesn't pay. … |
A Colorado man accused of sending hundreds of thousands of spam e-mails has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and falsifying e-mail headers.
The governor of Colorado recently signed a new anti-spam law [PDF] into effect. Since CAN SPAM draws a tight line around what states can do, this law is mostly interesting for the way that it pushes as firmly against that line as it can. Other observers have already done a legal analysis of the way it’s worded to avoid being tossed out as the Oklahoma law was in Mummagraphics, and to make it …
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Colorado Has a New Spam Law
CircleID, Canada - 2 hours ago By John Levine The governor of Colorado recently signed a new anti-spam law [PDF] into effect. Since CAN SPAM draws a tight line around what states can do, … |
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CliCK HeRe To WiN £1000000!
Motley Fool UK, UK - 2 hours ago By Szu Ping Chan | 29 April 2008 Here at The Fool, we get our fair share of spam. And, just in case you hadn't cottoned on already, there is no £1000000 … |
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Sending Spam Emails Could Land You in Jail
GeekSugar.com, CA - 2 hours ago As much as spam emails totally suck when they make their way to your inbox - especially ones like these - I can honestly say I was completely shocked when I … |
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China sets up hotline to complaint spam
CCTV, China - 4 hours ago There's a new hotline for consumers in China to file complaints about spam text messages. The 12321 Center was built in Beijing under the guidance of the … ISC Shutters Services Of More Than 4300 Chinese Open Email Relays ChinaTechNews.com all 3 news articles |
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Waikiki Spam Jam offers much food, music and fun
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 5 hours ago Saturday's Waikiki Spam Jam has a lofty aim, set amid the partying, massive Spam consumption and humans dressed in Spam suits: to collect 10000 cans of Spam … Whole lotta Spam love in Waikiki Hawaiimagazine.com all 2 news articles |
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Waikiki Spam Jam offers much food, music and fun
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 38 minutes ago Saturday's Waikiki Spam Jam has a lofty aim, set amid the partying, massive Spam consumption and humans dressed in Spam suits: to collect 10000 cans of Spam … |
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MySpace wins case against spam king
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 44 minutes ago MySpace has won a legal judgment against spam king, Sanford Wallace, after he failed numerous times to turn over documents or even to appear in court. … |
Wherever you go on the Web, it seems the riffraff are not far behind.
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Updated 4/29: Spam message infecting computers
Pioneer Press Online, IL - 1 hour ago Gurnee police are warning residents of a new outbreak of spam that tempts e-mail users into clicking on a fake link that ends up infecting and possibly … |
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Whole lotta Spam love in Waikiki
Hawaiimagazine.com, HI - 1 hour ago Fried Spam, eggs and rice for breakfast. A Spam musubi before lunch. A spam musubi FOR lunch. In a state where every McDonald’s restaurant has a Spam … |
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Hosted solution cures spam's effect on VPN, bandwidth
The Industry Standard, CA - 1 hour ago Atlas Specialty Metals has saved more than A$4000 a month in excess bandwidth consumption by subscribing to a hosted spam prevention service. … |
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Hosted solution cures spam's crippling effect on corporate VPN …
Computerworld Australia, Australia - 1 hour ago Atlas Specialty Metals has saved more than $4000 a month in excess bandwidth consumption by subscribing to a hosted spam prevention service. … |
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'Energy Efficient' SmartJack Oil Pump Proves That 'Green …
Wired Blogs - 15 hours ago By Jose Fermoso April 29, 2008 | 3:14:10 PMCategories: Environment The SmartJack Oil Pump may be more efficient at persistently suckling out the world's … |