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Author :: Beka Ruse  |
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| Article Title :: WHO COOKED THIS!? HOW DID IT ALL START? |
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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 couple struggling to order dinner from a menu
consisting entirely of Hormel's canned ham.
Repetition is key to the skit's hilarity. The actors cram the
word "SPAM" into the 2.5 minute skit more than 104 times! This
flood prompted Usenet readers to call unwanted newsgroup
postings "spam." The name stuck.
Spammers soon focused on e-mail, and the terminology moved with
them. Today, the word has come out of technical obscurity. Now,
"spam" is the common term for "Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail",
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| Category :: Spam Articles |
Author :: Bob McElwain |
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| Article Title :: WANT TO HIT A SPAMCOP HARD? |
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In the film, "Cool Hand Luke," the vicious, sadistic prison
warden was fond of saying, "What we have here is a failure to
communicate." 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 that had
been sent to a list of SpamCops and others. I was the object of
the exercise to come. The subject line was, "We have another
list owner here that [sic] needs to be educated."
Not much difference in the two statements, actually, for
"educated" in this context means "business destroyed."
The Source Of This "Complaint"
I had distributed a brief article advising against requiring
confirmation of subscripti (read full article) |
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| Category :: Spam Articles |
Author :: A.T.Rendon |
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| Article Title :: SPAM Laws of 2001 |
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For a law to take effect on the U.S. federal level, both the
House and the Senate must pass the bill and then the President
of the United States must sign the bill into law.
Last year we almost got a SPAM law on the books when House
legislators approved their version of the SPAM bill, H. R. 3113,
the "The Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2000",
with a vote of 427-1.
However, it never came close to becoming law because the Senate
never even voted on it.
This year, there are already several attempts being made to
place SPAM under the law.
The most recognized is known as bill HR 95, which is a
re-introduction of H. R. 3113 from last year and is named: "To
protect individuals, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Spam Articles |
Author :: Roger J. Burke |
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| Article Title :: "SPAM And The Art Of Marketing Maintenance..." |
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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 appreciate notification of where it was used, and if
possible, a copy of the ezine or newsletter that it was used in.
Please send notification mailto:webmaster@online-wealth.com
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I detest SPAM, but there's an awful lot of it going around the
Net, as you know. Co-incidentally, there's an awful lot of
another-four-letter-word-that-starts-with-S going around with it
(just so there's no mis-understandings, I'm talking about porn)!
If you don't know what SPAM is, most Netizens would maybe say
"any unsolicited commercial email". (read full article) |
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| Category :: Spam Articles |
Author :: Richard Lowe |
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| Article Title :: Spam: Poison Pill |
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A common way for spammers to create their vast lists of email
addresses is to cull web pages for "mailto:" tags. There are
many different programs, available for small to huge costs,
which will do this automatically, easily and efficiently.
I monitor my web site log files on a regular basis, and I'm
always amazed at the vast numbers of spam harvesting programs
that regularly scan my pages. Not only do these obnoxious things
steal email addresses, they use bandwidth which I pay for
without any kind of compensation. I put up my web pages for
people to read not for some scumbag spammer to scan them.
There are many ways to combat the spammer. None of these methods
are perfect. As in any war, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Spam Articles |
Author :: Ralph Tegtmeier |
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| Article Title :: Spam Fighter's Toolkit |
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Fighting the never ending tide of spam mail can turn into a very
frustrating experience if you don't know the real tricks of the
trade. After all, there's a whole lot more to it than simply
responding to a (usually bogus) From: address with a peevish
complaint!
Here's a fairly extensive overview of resources that will aid
you in effectively combatting unsolicited email, showing you the
possibilities (and, alas, the limits!) of your endeavor.
General resources ----------------- The Spamhaus Project
features a database tracks known Spam Gangs, Spam Support
Services and the providers who keep organized spamming alive by
knowingly hosting stealth spamming services on their networks.
An extens (read full article) |
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| Category :: Spam Articles |
Author :: John Colanzi |
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| Article Title :: Have The Anti Spam Groups Lost Touch With Reality? |
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Every time I think the anti spam hysteria has gone as far as
they can to make marketer's lives miserable, they prove me wrong
and push the envelope even further.
The sad part of this problem is there are so many marketers that
sympathize with them. One well know marketer has even gone so
far as to compare myself, and other marketers who feel this
situation has gotten out of hand, to the X-Files.
I really have to laugh at the pot calling the kettle black.
Here are two incidents from one day that will show how absurd
this situation has become.
I received an email from one of my subscribers complaining they
were unable to remove themselves from my list. I emailed them
and let them know I w (read full article) |
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| Category :: Spam Articles |
Author :: Donna Schwartz Mills |
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| Article Title :: Spam-Free Marketing |
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I received an email the other day from a work at home mom who
recently started a small publishing company. She wanted to start
selling advertising to other WAHM businesses but was concerned
about bulk emailing them... with good reason.
Spam is the four-letter word that most offends those of us
working online. Everyone with a website receives it and like bad
art, we all know it when we see it. But also -like art- in a
way, spam is in the eye of the beholder. I have participated in
discussions that disintegrated because each member had his or
her own definition of spam and was angry at those who disagreed.
In the offline world, it is perfectly acceptable to cold-call or
snail mail a busines (read full article) |
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| Category :: Spam Articles |
Author :: Robert Taylor |
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| Article Title :: Spam Hysteria |
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Let me start this article by stating I am vehemently opposed to
spam and that it is the worst possible way to get your message
out. Various groups have been trying to stop spam since it was
first used on the internet. However, how can we stop or outlaw
something which has never been clearly defined.
I have been unable to find a universally accepted, fits-all
definition of spam. There are many ideas about spam and just
what it really is. In my opinion it is receiving unsolicited
email (email which you have not opted to receive). Even this
definition must be applied judiciously and with a certain amount
of common sense.
For example, a dear friend could forward an email which you find
offens (read full article) |
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| Category :: Spam Articles |
Author :: June Campbell |
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| Article Title :: Tired of Bogus Spam Complaints? United We Stand .... |
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If you are distributing material to an opt-in email list, you
need to know about a fledgling, grassroots organization called
e-Crucible. The organization is committed to "opposing by any
ethical, political, and legal means available the vigilante
activities of "anti-Spam" fanatics and the unfair and unjust
handling of 'Spam' complaints by certain Internet Service
Providers."
According to the Executive Director, John Botscharow,
e-Crucibles is in the process of acquiring non-profit status so
it can exist as a legal entity.
But first, a little background.
As an online publisher, you already know what I mean by bogus
spam reports. Either in error or with mischievous intent, a
subscriber dec (read full article) |
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