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WHO COOKED THIS!? HOW DID IT ALL START?

The modern meaning of the word "spam" has nothing to do with spiced ham. In the early 1990's, a skit by British comedy group Monty Python led to the word's common usage. "The SPAM Skit" follows a coup The modern meaning of the word "spam" has nothing to do with...

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"Shortcuts To Control Terroristic Email!"

Everyone agrees that SPAM is a growing ... the ... And with ... that we willsoon have over 1 billion people ... ... net, this problem will only continue to grow worse.Th Everyone agrees that SPAM is a growing problemon the Internet. And with estimates that we willsoon have over...

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"Can The Spam!"

Many of you were very ... at the enormous ... junk email, ... to have grown about 42% during 2001,and the ... non-stop invasion of X-rated ... predict that the volu Many of you were very concerned at the enormous increasein junk email, estimated to have grown about 42% during...

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Don't Get Mad

Get Even! In a 24 hour period starting at 10: A.M. this ... and ending at the same time on ... I ... pieces of spam email. Now these were all unique ... some had 4 Get Even! In a 24 hour period starting at 10: A.M. this pastTuesday, and...

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Spamming The Internet ...Are YOU the next Vicitim?

When you hear the word SPAM, what comes to your mind?Is the term worse then the ... word SPAM has been blown out of ... It ... ... hysteria on the ... busines When you hear the word SPAM, what comes to your mind?Is the term worse then the meaning?This...

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Theft of Services

Spammers will use many tricks in their effort to "ply ... One of the most common is to use someone else's ... as their return address. Another is to link to ... in their Spammers will use many tricks in their effort to "ply theirwares". One of the most common...

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Un-Due Process - Part 1

"Automatic complaints are sent when a filter whose action isset to Kill after complaining is triggered. For each filter, youcan configure who the complaint should be sent to. ... Themessage body is al... "Automatic complaints are sent when a filter whose action isset to Kill after complaining is triggered. For...

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Un-Due Process - Part 2

DUMB HOSTOK, now let's turn to the real bad guy in all of this. The ... shuts down a website on the grounds of nothing more thanthe say-so of an ... spam ... In my case, ... DUMB HOSTOK, now let's turn to the real bad guy in all of...

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"Shortcuts To Control Terroristic Email!"

Everyone agrees that SPAM is a growing ... the ... And with ... that we willsoon have over 1 billion people ... ... net, this problem will only continue to grow worse.Th Everyone agrees that SPAM is a growing problemon the Internet. And with estimates that we willsoon have over...

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Spam Not

"Spam not, lest ye be ... ~Mari ... ... I received over 40,000 emails from a ... had ... a contact email address from one of ... The person may or may not have "Spam not, lest ye be spammed." ~Mari PeckhamJust yesterday, I received over 40,000 emails from a...

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Spam - Is there Anything

Spam - love it or hate it, it's here to stay. We all ... some more than others. One way to keep from being ... is to get a free web based email account. There are many free ones availabl Spam - love it or hate it, it's here to...

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"Where is My Spam"

Boy, I must be really new to the ... Everyone ... about all the canned meat they're getting and ... getting fed over here.I do get some, but I'm sure not getting fat on it. Irecei Boy, I must be really new to the Internet! Everyone keepstalking about all the...

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Buried Under a Mountain of Spam

For years I didn't worry much about spam. But lately it's got out of control. Over half of my emailis now spam, and it's growing by the week. Spam is now such a problem that I know people who havehad For years I didn't worry much about spam. But lately...

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Good Spam or Bad Spam - What's the Difference?

"Are you good spam or bad ... is the question I find echoing in my head ... whenI am going through my email, as if it is part of some ... Wizard of Oz. Have you ever given any thou "Are you good spam or bad spam?"This is the question...

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Not Guilty

We receive such a tremendous amount of unsolicited commercialemail (spam) in our In-Box every day, we can certainly understandwhy some people become "Anti-Spam" crusaders. Since the majorityis sent wi... We receive such a tremendous amount of unsolicited commercialemail (spam) in our In-Box every day, we can certainly understandwhy some people...

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8 Ways To Defend Yourself From False Spam Complaints

No matter how careful you are, you are always open tofalse spam ... can get upset or you can take more ... ... prepare ... rely on the fact that you are ... No matter how careful you are, you are always open tofalse spam complaints.You can get upset or...

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Spam Cop... Public Servant Or Self- Proclaimed GOD!!


Everyone on the internet is ... about the ... ... email, AKA spam.I ... their concern, but there has to be a better wayto handle the ... than through the bully tact Everyone on the internet is concerned about the prevalenceof unsolicited email, AKA spam.I understand their concern, but there...

"SPAM And The Art Of Marketing Maintenance..."


Here is my latest article. It may be freely used in ezines, on websites or in e-books, as long as the Resource Box is left intact.I would ... ... of where it was used, and if ... Here is my latest article. It may be freely used in ezines, on...

Want To Hit A Spamcop Hard?


In the film, "Cool Hand Luke," the vicious, sadistic prisonwarden was fond of saying, "What we have here is a failure tocommunicate." In the end, prisoner Paul Newman came to"understand" the true meaning of this comment. A while back, a friend of mine copied a message to me thathad been...

Caught In the Cross-Fire of the Spam War


LET THERE BE LIGHT: To understand this story, we must return to the beginning --- September 5th, 2001. One of my associates had placed a free ad in a newsletter that she had just subscribed to. For th... LET THERE BE LIGHT: To understand this story, we must return to...

SPAM Laws of 2001


For a law to take effect on the U.S. federal level, both the Houseand the Senate must pass the bill and then the ... ofthe United States must sign the bill into law.Last year we almost got a SPA For a law to take effect on the U.S. federal level,...

What Happens To The Spammer?


... it's ... to ... why spamming is ... one of the most vile sins on the ... After all, what harm does an extra email or two cause? And even if the spammer is reported Sometimes it's difficult to understand why spamming is considered one of the most vile...

WHO COOKED THIS!? HOW DID IT ALL START?


The modern meaning of the word "spam" has nothing to do with spiced ham. In the early 1990's, a skit by British comedy group Monty Python led to the word's common usage. "The SPAM Skit" follows a coup The modern meaning of the word "spam" has nothing to do with...

"Shortcuts To Control Terroristic Email!"


Everyone agrees that SPAM is a growing ... the ... And with ... that we willsoon have over 1 billion people ... ... net, this problem will only continue to grow worse.Th Everyone agrees that SPAM is a growing problemon the Internet. And with estimates that we willsoon have over...

"Can The Spam!"


Many of you were very ... at the enormous ... junk email, ... to have grown about 42% during 2001,and the ... non-stop invasion of X-rated ... predict that the volu Many of you were very concerned at the enormous increasein junk email, estimated to have grown about 42% during...

Don't Get Mad


Get Even! In a 24 hour period starting at 10: A.M. this ... and ending at the same time on ... I ... pieces of spam email. Now these were all unique ... some had 4 Get Even! In a 24 hour period starting at 10: A.M. this pastTuesday, and...

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Don't Get Mad

Get Even! In a 24 hour period starting at 10: A.M. this ... and ending at the same time on ... I ... pieces of spam email. Now these were all unique ... some had 4 Get Even! In a 24 hour period starting at 10: A.M. this pastTuesday, and...

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