Some new spam statistics have shed light on the fight to get rid of spam, and its perception by the public. Despite the continuing and growing problem of spam mail, internet users are increasingly saying that spam messages are not a big problem. 28% of those interviewed by the Pew Internet & American Life [...]

In a lighter side of the growing spam problem, some complain that Google’s Gmail, a web mail service, is actually to effective at blocking some types of mass, automated mailings. As well as detecting spam messages and other forms of spam junk mail, Google apparently sometimes blocks its own “Google Alerts”, a news-alerting service. A [...]

Another reason to keep your email address secure comes from Slashdot. A Slashdot columnist points out that even an email address that you think is “secure” can end up on spam lists - and in the most unlikely ways. Seemingly, some companies do not protect their email address data well enough - spam virus [...]

Recently, CAUCE - the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email - saw a merger of its two North American offices. In an attempt to consolidate antispam measures, CAUCE US and CAUCE Canada have merged to form CAUCE North America. CAUCE US, founded by Scott Hazen Mueller back in 1997, was dedicated to the eradication of spam [...]

China is cracking down on spammers in the country in news that is sure to delight spamwatchers everywhere. An increasing amount of global spam - much of it reaching English-speaking countries - comes out of China, and the authorities are now looking to provide their own spam blacklist to help international efforts to stop [...]

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 is a landmark spam law in the United States, but it’s not the only antispam law on the table. The individual states also have powers to make their own spam laws - and New Jersey is the latest one to do just that. The “New Jersey CAN SPAM Act” [...]

Just as Bill Gates promised, Microsoft are turning computer power against spammers in an attempt to stop Outlook 2007 being used as a spam solution. The E-mail postmark was introduced primarily as an SMTP spam filter; that is, it checks for spam going out of a mailbox, not coming in. It works in two ways. [...]

Wikipedia users have compiled a comparative list of features of many email programs: see wikipedia for a full list. This list is particularly important for choosing an email client based on spam filtering and spam protection services. It also provides a list of which clients are free. If you want to see whether your email [...]

For most people, spam is a simply an unwanted annoyance; something they delete when they check their morning email, without giving it much thought. For others, spam has grown to something of an obsession; figuring out where it comes from, how it works, and how to stop it. Of course, part of this discovery [...]

In 2004, Bill Gates famously said that the spam problem would be solved by 2006. Well, Bill: It’s 2007, and we’re still waiting. Everybody makes mistakes. Of course, Mr. Gates doesn’t have a crystal ball, so telling what the future holds for spam is little easier for him than it is for the rest of [...]