The war on spam moved into high gear this week. First, those improbable allies AOL, MSN and Yahoo! have joined together to fight spam.
In the U.S. Congress, two bills are being introduced, both targeting spam from very different angles. The first bill will be introduced by Senator Charles Schumer, and will establish a …
If you find yourself constantly searching for scientific, technical, or medical information on the Internet, check out the Scirus Toolbar. Once installed, the toolbar becomes a part of your browser, allowing you to easily search science-related websites using the terrific Sciruswebsite. (Via Resource Shelf)
According to META Group, it is. In a survey of 387 worldwide corporate executives, 80 percent said they see e-mail as a more valuable communications method than the telephone, and 74 percent said they would have more difficulty if they lost e-mail access for five days than if they lost phone access. The…
Oklahoma’s governor signed an anti-spam law this week, making it illegal “to put false or misleading information in the subject line or to use a third party’s Internet address or domain name without their consent for the purpose of making it look like the e-mail came from a third party.”
Even with all the new tools and legislation to fight unwanted junk e-mail, it’s clear we’re losing the battle against spam.
…if this whole RSS thing confuses you (because it still confuses me sometimes), check out this Explanation of RSS, How You Can Use It, and Finding RSS Feeds. Very useful and (mostly) non-technical.
The Shifted Librarian found this page of RSS feed readers and news aggregators. Remember that RSS feeds are features of weblogs and other sites that allow you to quickly scan the latest news headlines through a program called a news aggregator. If you’re interested in finding a way to cut through the deluge of…
Word 2003, due out some time this summer, will ship in six different versions — they will be named (from most expensive to least) Enterprise, Professional, Small Business, Standard, Student and Teacher, and Basic. A version for every size pocketbook.
Update: AnchorDesk explains the different packages for you.
Back in August I mentioned a new anti-spam tool called Habeas. This utility places a trademarked haiku poem into an e-mail header, which allows the e-mail to pass through spam filters unmolested. This week, Habeas filed suit against five entities that allegedly used the trademarked poem without permission. CNet has more on the lawsuits.…
Yesterday I mentioned MailBlocks, a service that promises to rid your Inbox of spam. However, according to this article from LawMeme, MailBlocks requires you to “opt in” to the Service by providing certain personal information during the registration process — if you don’t opt in, you can’t use the service. This information is then…
