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SPAM-FIGHTING THEORIES FAR FROM PRACTICE
JupiterWeb 6/8/2004
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3365041

VIRTUAL CRACKDOWN ON PAEDOPHILES
Aljazeera 6/9/2004
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E94AEB46-4100-4E74-9E20-44AEC18A6
E72.htm

FTC: ALL EYES ON CONSUMER PRIVACY
CNET News.com 6/10/2004
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5230750.html?tag=adnews

MICROSOFT'S BOUNTY HUNTER
CNET News.com 6/10/2004
http://news.com.com/Microsoft%27s+bounty+hunter/2008-7355_3-5228216.html?
part=ctx&tag=chl

ISRAELI COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY DISTRIBUTES ANTI-SPAM CIRCULAR
Globes 6/10/2004
http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=804238&fid=942

AOL UNVEILS IM FOR BUSINESS
Register 6/10/2004
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/10/aol_im_business/

REPRESENT GOD FOR $29.95
Baptist Standard 6/11/2004
http://www.baptiststandard.com/postnuke/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=
display&pid=1838

DIGITAL COLOR PRINT, INC FIGHTS SPAM
Business Wire 6/11/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a682759
0d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_b
aseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=
en&div=-751075195&newsId=20040611005161

PRIVACY LAWS CONFUSING FIRMS
Canadian Press 6/11/2004
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/CalgarySun/News/2004/06/11/494603.html

SURVEY: SECURITY EFFORTS PAYING OFF
CNET News.com 6/11/2004
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5231441.html?tag=e019

MICROSOFT AGREES TO MERGER OF ANTISPAM EFFORTS
E-Commerce Times 6/11/2004
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/34410.html

INTERNET USERS SEEING INCREASE IN 'PHISHING' SCAMS
E-Commerce Times 6/11/2004
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/34408.html

GERMAN HATE MAIL SPAM ATTACK STUNS EXPERTS
Register 6/11/2004
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/11/german_hate_mail_virus/

UK MUST TAKE CYBERCRIME-BUSTING LEAD
Silicon 6/11/2004
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39121279,00.htm?nl=d2004
0614

CONVERSATION WITH NOISES OFF
Guardian 6/12/2004
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1237199,00.html

SPAM GANGS EXPLOIT UK LEGAL LOOPHOLE
Guardian 6/12/2004
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1237023,00.html

SQUANDERED PRODUCTIVITY AND MONEY
Straits Times 6/13/2004
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/click/story/0,4386,256031,00.html

EMAIL ADDRESS FORGERY
CircleID 6/14/2004
http://www.circleid.com/article/611_0_1_0_C/

EYE ON E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS
ClickZ 6/14/2004
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,yaz,1,czkn,fu39,9ill,7wdl

IS YOUR ANTIVIRUS APP WORKING? ARE YOU SURE?
CNET.com 6/14/2004
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7297_16-5138927.html?tag=ad
ss

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: BLOATED BY A SURFEIT OF SPAM
ComputerWeekly 6/14/2004
http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=131215&li
FlavourID=1

TROJAN HORSE BEHIND GERMAN HATE-MAIL SPAM FLOOD
Computerworld 6/14/2004
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/D9346AA045E52DCFCC256EB2001EF883?O
penDocument

POLITICAL TEXT MESSAGE SPAM WAKES UP ITALIANS
DMeurope 6/14/2004
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2034

RUSSIAN FIRM REPORTS FIRST MOBILE PHONE WORM
IDG News Service 6/14/2004
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/06/14/HNphoneworm_1.html

MASSACHUSETTS RULES EMAIL EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION INSUFFICIENT
Internet Law News 6/14/2004
http://pacer.mad.uscourts.gov/dc/opinions/gertner/pdf/campbell.pdf

EXECUTIVE CONVERSATION: WHY CLOUDMARK TOOK THE PATH LESS TRAVELED
Net-Security 6/14/2004
http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=699

EMAIL VIRUSES ARE MORE ANNOYING THAN SPAM
OSDN 6/14/2004
http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/06/10/1711206.shtml?tid=79&tid
=82&tid=90

40K HIT BY TELEWEST EMAIL SNAG
Register 6/14/2004
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/14/telewest_email_snag/

FUTUREPROOFING SPAMHAUS
Spamhaus Project 6/14/2004
http://www.spamhaus.org/organization/funding.html

EXCEDENT APPOINTS ADAM WILLIAMS AS CHANNEL SALES MANAGER
TMC 6/14/2004
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Jun/1047911.htm

TRAPPING SPAM
Toronto Star 6/14/2004
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/A
rticle_Type1&c=Article&cid=1087165505026&call_pageid=968350072197&col=96
9048863851

GONE PHISHING
Age 6/15/2004
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/15/1087244899859.html

NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY PANEL BACKS ANTI-SPAM BILL
Associated Press 6/15/2004
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/8924951.htm?1c

LAWMAKERS MOVE TO RESCIND JUNK FAX RULES
Associated Press 6/15/2004
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/8930509.ht
m

CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS CALL FOR DO-NOT-SPAM REGISTRY
Business Wire 6/15/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a682759
0d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_b
aseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=
en&div=-751075195&newsId=20040615005485

E-MAILERS: YOU'VE GOT SEARCH. SEARCH FIRMS: YOU'VE GOT E-MAIL
ClickZ 6/15/2004
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,yed,1,gh51,vzy,9ill,7wdl

SPAM A WORKPLACE THREAT? BE SERIOUS
CNET News.com 6/15/2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5234949.html

ZAFI.B CAUSES MAIL DELAYS FOR XTRA
Computerworld 6/15/2004
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/F3B747CDC2539BD6CC256EB30016C030?O
penDocument

EMERGING INTEREST TOOL SHOWS WHAT E-MAIL RIVALS ARE DOING
DM News 6/15/2004
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=28497

IS THE FUTURE OF E-MAIL UNDER CYBERATTACK?
E-Commerce Times 6/15/2004
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/34504.html

CANADA'S SPAM KING APOLOGIZES, TELLS OTHERS TO MEND THEIR WAYS
Globe and Mail 6/15/2004
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040615/
SPAM15/

SOCIETY SET TO KILL OFF SPAM, ACADEMIC SAYS
IDG News Service 6/15/2004
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/06/15/HNspam_1.html

LOBBY REJECTS ANTI-SPAM LAWS
New Zealand Herald 6/15/2004
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/businessstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3572
501&thesection=business&thesubsection=technology&thesecondsubsection=gen
eral&thetickercode=

F-SECURE IDENTIFIES NEW WORM
NewsFactor 6/15/2004
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=25397

NEW SYSTEM TO VERIFY ORIGINS OF E-MAIL MUST EMERGE BEFORE "DO NOT SPAM"
LIST CAN BE IMPLEMENTED, FTC TELLS CONGRESS
Press Release 6/15/2004
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/06/canspam2.htm

MANAGERS WORRY ABOUT BEING SPAMMERS THEMSELVES, ACCORDING TO SURVEY
PRNewswire 6/15/2004
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/0
6-15-2004/0002193710&EDATE=

BRIGHTMAIL PRAISES FTC DECISION ON DO-NOT-SPAM REGISTRY
PRNewswire 6/15/2004
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=
/www/story/06-15-2004/0002193991&EDATE=TUE+Jun+15+2004,+07:29+PM

TIME FOR A BETTER TRUST INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES?
BankInfoSecurity 6/16/2004
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/?q=node/view/1324

BARRACUDA NETWORKS PROTECTS AGAINST PHISHING SCHEMES WITH NEW
ANTI-SPOOFING TECHNIQUE
Business Wire 6/16/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news
_view&newsId=20040616005289&newsLang=en

BORDERWARE AND BRIGHTMAIL PARTNERSHIP COMMITTED TO DELIVERING POWERFUL
EMAIL SECURITY APPLIANCES
Business Wire 6/16/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news
_view&newsId=20040616005244&newsLang=en

ZIX CORPORATION AWARDED U.S. PATENT FOR SECURE MESSAGE FORWARDING SYSTEM
Business Wire 6/16/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a682759
0d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_b
aseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=
en&div=-751075195&newsId=20040616005135

FRONTBRIDGE ANNOUNCES NETWORK-WIDE SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORT LAYER SECURITY
PROTOCOL
Business Wire 6/16/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a682759
0d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_b
aseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=
en&div=-751075195&newsId=20040616005225

INTERNET PIONEER JOINS VANQUISH
Business Wire 6/16/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news
_view&newsId=20040616005689&newsLang=en

UNICA LAUNCHES AFFINIUM EDELIVERY SERVICES TO ENHANCE E-MAIL MARKETING
DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE
Business Wire 6/16/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a682759
0d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_b
aseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=
en&div=-751075195&newsId=20040616005679

SINGLEFIN DELIVERS COMPLETE SOLUTION TO STOP SPAM ON ALL LEVELS WITH
SUITE OF MANAGED PROTECTION SERVICES FOR EMAIL, WEB FILTERING AND
INSTANT MESSAGING
Business Wire 6/16/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a682759
0d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_b
aseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=
en&div=-751075195&newsId=20040616005426

IGC TACKLES CASINO SPAM AND OTHER ADVERTISING ISSUES
Casino City Press 6/16/2004
http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article.cfm?contentID=143513

INDUSTRY PLAYERS ON BOARD WITH FTC ANTI-SPAM RECOMMENDATIONS
ClickZ 6/16/2004
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3369151

HOTMAIL BOUNCES GMAIL INVITATIONS
CNET News.com 6/16/2004
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040616/152/evzq6.html

BLACKOUT HITS MAJOR WEB SITES
CNET News.com 6/16/2004
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5235778.html?tag=e019

'ZOMBIE' PCS CAUSED WEB OUTAGE, AKAMAI SAYS
CNET News.com 6/16/2004
http://news.com.com/%27Zombie%27+PCs+caused+Web+outage%2C+Akamai+says/21
00-1038-5236403.html?part=dtx&tag=ntop

FTC PANS DO-NOT-E-MAIL REGISTRY, PUSHES AUTHENTICATION
DM News 6/16/2004
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=28667

MESSAGELABS INTELLIGENCE REPORT
MAY 2004
MessageLabs 6/16/2004
http://www.messagelabs.com/intelligence/reports/monthlies/may04/default.
asp

COMPANIES TEAM TO REEL IN PHISHING SCAMS
PC World 6/16/2004
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,116541,tk,dn061604X,00.asp

CLEARSWIFT INTERNET SURVEY SHOWS: BUSINESSES STILL VULNERABLE TO
PLETHORA OF WEB-BASED THREATS
Press Release 6/16/2004
http://www.clearswift.com/news/PressReleases/483.aspx

ETHICALEMAIL.COM REGISTERS MORE THAN 100,000 EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR FIRST
INTERNET 'DO NOT EMAIL LIST'
PRNewswire 6/16/2004
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040616/cgw021_1.html

SPAMMER PROSECUTIONS WASTE TIME AND MONEY
Register 6/16/2004
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/16/spam_suits_dont_work/

BT COCKS UP EMAIL STORAGE UPGRADE
Register 6/16/2004
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/16/bt_email_upgrade/

SURFCONTROL DISTRIBUTES EMAIL MAILING LIST
Register 6/16/2004
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/16/surfcontrol_confidential_data/

CARELESS STAFF LEAKING COMPANY SECRETS BY EMAIL
Silison 6/16/2004
http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39121419,00.htm?nl=d2004
0617

MARKETERS' VIEW OF THE DO-NOT-SPAM LIST
Washington Post 6/16/2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43819-2004Jun15.html

DEFENDING THE DO-NOT-SPAM LIST
Washington Post 6/16/2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43789-2004Jun15.html

E-DIALOG SUPPORTS SENDER-ID AUTHENTICATION
Business Wire 6/17/2004
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news
_view&newsId=20040617005727&newsLang=en

NET VISIONARY URGES E-MAIL ID STANDARD
CNET News.com 6/17/2004
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5238202.html

TWICE AS MANY ONLINE NEWSLETTERS EXPECTED IN 2004
CRM 6/17/2004
http://www.destinationcrm.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=4208

E-MAIL IS DEAD, LONG LIVE SPAM
Inquirer 6/17/2004
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=16648

"PHISHERS" SETTLE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION CHARGES
Press Release 6/17/2004
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/06/hill.htm

MAILFRONTIER LAUNCHES PHISHING INDEX TO TRACK ALARMING TRENDS IN EMAIL
SCAMS
PRNewswire 6/17/2004
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/0
6-17-2004/0002195096&EDATE=

VISA USA, BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, CALL FOR ACTION, FTC AND TREASURY
DEPT. EDUCATE CONSUMERS TO 'CUT THE LINE ON PHISHING SCAMS'
PRNewswire 6/17/2004
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/0
6-17-2004/0002195212&EDATE=

THE FTC'S VIEW ON THE SPAM PROBLEM
Washington Post 6/17/2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43984-2004Jun15.html

SPAM: THE SERIAL ROI KILLER
CIO 6/18/2004
http://www2.cio.com/analyst/report2613.html

CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE SPAWNS CONFIDENCE GAMES
ClickZ 6/18/2004
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,yoe,1,9skl,2mc2,9ill,7wdl

WHY IM IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN E-MAIL
CNET News.com 6/18/2004
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7298_16-5139787.html?tag=ad
ss

NEW TECHNIQUES MAY SLOW, NOT STOP SPAM
InternetWeek 6/18/2004
http://www.internetwk.com/allStories/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=2210088
4

ISPS BLOCKING PORT 25 TO CURB SPAM HURTS THE HONEST GUY
Pocket PC Thoughts 6/18/2004
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?topic_id=29160

NETRIPLEX ADDS PHISHING DETECTION TO ITS ANTI-SPAM SOLUTION
PR Web 6/18/2004
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/6/emw135032.htm

SURFCONTROL INTRODUCES ENTERPRISE CONTENT FILTERING FOR CISCO CONTENT
ENGINE AND THE APPLICATION AND CONTENT NETWORKING SYSTEM SOFTWARE
Press Release 6/18/2004
http://www.surfcontrol.com/news/newsitem.aspx?id=662

SPAM KING LADIES PANTS PLANS PULLED DOWN BY MEAT MAKER
Silicon 6/18/2004
http://management.silicon.com/smedirector/0,39024679,39121485,00.htm

CONSUMER ALERT: IDENTITY THEFT ON THE RISE
TechNewsWorld 6/19/2004
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/34571.html

SPAM ILLUSTRATES PROBLEMS OF SPAM
Inquirer 6/20/2004
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=16690
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