Boston.com: Spammers' scavenging e-mail virus surfaces on Net
A new computer virus capable of harvesting millions of e-mail addresses from infected PCs was rapidly spreading across the Internet Monday, security experts said. (January 20, 2004)
Computerworld: AOL backs away from Microsoft antispam plan
America Online Inc. has decided not to fully support Microsoft's Sender ID spam-fighting plan citing intellectual property concerns from the Internet Engineering Task Force and the open-source community. (September 16, 2004)
Computerworld: AOL sees sharp drop in spam
Spam reports from America Online members dropped from a daily average of almost 11 million in November 2003 to a daily average of about 2.2 million last month, the company said this week. (December 29, 2004)
Computerworld: AOL, Yahoo rolling out sender authentication
America Online and Yahoo plan to begin using technology to verify the source of e-mail messages in coming months as both companies work to stop spam e-mail. (August 12, 2004)
Computerworld: Dual curses: Viruses and spam
Two scourges -- viruses and spam -- are the most vexing e-mail issues for CIOs, according to a survey conducted by Ferris Research Inc. and Computerworld. Regulatory compliance isn't far behind. (February 2, 2004)
Computerworld: Facing pressure, ISP Savvis moves to cut off spammers
Savvis Communications, one of the world's largest ISPs, said it is terminating service to about 40 of its customers who have been using its networks for spamming purposes. (September 8, 2004)
Computerworld: Judge awards ISP $1 billion in spam damages
U.S. District Court Judge Charles Wolle awarded what is believed to be the largest spam judgment ever to Robert Kramer, an ISP owner who had accused three companies of sending his 5,000 customers millions of pieces of spam in 2003. (December 20, 2004)
Computerworld: Major ISPs sue hundreds of spammers
The lawsuits are among the first filed under a new U.S. law called CAN-SPAM, which went into effect in January. (March 10, 2004)
Computerworld: Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo unveil antispam guidelines
An industry organization representing heavyweight e-mail providers Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc. and EarthLink Inc. released recommendations yesterday for ending spam e-mail. (June 23, 2004)
Computerworld: Spammers use sender authentication too, study says
The technology hasn't been widely adopted, but spammers are taking it up at a faster rate than legitimate e-mailers. (August 31, 2004)
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