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Spam: Out of the frying pan, into the fire

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Published: 04 Jul 2003 11:01 BST

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NEWS:
UK laws may help spammers look legit
Thurs 4 July:British politicians have been urged to lobby their US counterparts to prevent the meltdown of the Internet

Spam-maker sues SpamArrest
Thurs 3 July:A US manufacturer of canned-meat products is launching a trademark infringement case against SpamArrest

California juggles anti-spam bills
Thurs 03 July: One bill is thrown out while another progresses to further consideration

Business email may escape spam crackdown
Wed 02 July: The government's new anti-spam measures may leave corporate email addresses out of the loop, giving junk emailers free rein

Anti-spam tricks block the blind
Wed 02 July: Techniques to stop automated bots signing up for Web email are shutting out people with visual disabilities

Spam growth shows no sign of stopping
Mon 13 June: Companies are warned that they're losing thousands of pounds per month as workers wade through their junk mail

Spammers conscript home PCs to do dirty work
Fri 27 June: Junk emailers are using viruses to hijack consumers' PCs and relay spam

New Lindows shuts out spam and pop-up ads
Thurs 26 June: The latest version of software-maker Lindow's Linux operating system for consumers provides souped-up support to ease installation

Microsoft anti-spam campaign 'hypocritical'
Thurs 26 June: Critics are urging the company to put its own house in order before attacking spammers

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When all is said, if Microsoft produce the best product people will buy it and thats a good thing. If people have to buy their product because no one else can produce an alternative, only because interoperability protocols are kept secret, then thats a bad thing.

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