Topic

Email

  • MCI.com Tops List of Spam-Haven ISPs

    MCI is No. 1 on a top-10 list of Internet service providers who either are friendly to or turn a blind eye to spammers using their systems, according to anti-spam Web site Spamhaus.org.

  • Spammer Cops Plea, Faces at Least Two Years

    The lead defendant in the country’s first case brought under the Can-Spam Act of 2003 is expected to plead guilty today and get at least two years in prison.

  • Qwest Spam Policy Sparks Debate

    Qwest landed in a bit of public-relations hot water last week when it was revealed that its terms of service for high-speed Internet access include a threat to charge customers $5 per spam e-mail sent from their computers, whether they

  • Ten Tips for Growing Your E-mail File

    E-mail drives nearly 25% of all e-commerce business, according to industry estimates. Put another way, one out of every four dollars spent in the e-commerce model is a direct result of e-mail marketing efforts. With returns like that, how can any marketer not make e-mail list strategy a top priority for 2006?

  • Qwest Spam Policy Sparks Debate

    Qwest landed in a bit of public-relations hot water Monday when it was revealed that its terms of service for high-speed Internet access include a threat to charge customers $5 per spam e-mail sent from their computers, whether they’re aware of the spamming or not.

  • High Court: Institutions Can Block E-mail

    The University of Texas was within its rights to block unsolicited e-mail coming into its system, even if the e-mail didn

  • Consumers Will Give Info for Timely, Relevant E-mail: Study

    Two thirds of consumers are unwilling to give personal information beyond a name and e-mail address to marketers unless giving the information improves the quality of the e-mails they receive, according to a recently published study.

  • That’s 11 Billion with a “B” and it Could Buy a City

    A Clinton, IA-based Internet service provider last week was awarded an $11.2 billion judgment against a Florida man for allegedly sending millions of unsolicited e-mails advertising mortgage and debt consolidation services.

  • They Just Don’t Give Up, Do They?

    Of course, anti-spammers used the $11 billion judgment against a Florida man for allegedly spamming