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  • U.S. ad groups lobby for antispam law

    A triumvirate of influential advertising groups is pushing Congress to pass a federal spam law before the holidays, cautioning that without it, unwanted e-mail will hamper e-commerce.

  • Sender ID's fading message

    At the start of last year, Bill Gates told the world's elite at an annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, that the problem of spam would be solved in two years.

  • E-mail lists choke on spam

    For close to half a decade, US entertainment executives and copyright-averse college students have debated the future of technology side by side on the "Pho" e-mail list. Now that forum is under siege.

  • Telstra blames Swen worm for BigPond crisis

    Telstra last night claimed officially the Swen virus/worm was largely responsible for the surge in e-mail traffic on its BigPond network, "consistent with the experience of other major Internet Service Providers".

  • End of the road for SMTP?

    The protocol that has defined e-mail for more than two decades may have a fatal flaw: It trusts you

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  • How to save an overwhelmed e-mail server

    Find out how to persuade upper management to deal with an e-mail server crisis.

  • Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

    Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

  • Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

    From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

  • End of the road for SMTP?

    The protocol that has defined e-mail for more than two decades may have a fatal flaw: It trusts you

  • Technology: A life saver

    While e-mail scams (or phishing) and the insurmountable clutter from spam won't fade overnight, it's heartening to note that sometimes, unconsciously, technology does save a life or two.

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