https://e-sygoing.link Latest links in the 2000 category en-us Mon, 25 May 2026 03:02:10 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734633-major-isps-boot-spammers As a result of intense pressure from anti-spam activists, major ISPs are taking steps to ensure their salespeople do not sign contracts with companies that send unsolicited commercial e-mail. [E-Commerce Times] Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:10 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734633 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734637-anti-spam-bill-clears-key-hurdle An anti-spam bill that could have a wide-reaching effect on online marketing is one step closer to becoming law following the U.S. House Commerce Committee's vote Wednesday. [E-Commerce Times] Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:09:27 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734637 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734635-spam-strikes-back Do marketers have the right to flood the e-mail boxes of unsuspecting Internet users with unwanted e-mail, otherwise known as spam? One Washington state judge has effectively said yes -- and has sparked an instant debate about the constitutionality of laws that limit the use of spam. [E-Commerce Times] Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:02:07 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734635 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734613-brightmail-debuts-wireless-anti-spam-mailwall Seeking to protect wireless e-mail users from spam and viruses, Brightmail, Inc. announced the release of new software that acts as a "mailwall." [Wireless Newsfactor] Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:28:16 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734613 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734612-mega-isps-and-spam-support Discussion about pink contracts. [Slashdot] Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:40:37 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734612 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734626-ebay-to-get-12m-in-spam-settlement eBay, Inc. said it will get $1.2 million (US$) under a lawsuit settlement with ReverseAuction.com, Inc., which had been accused of illegally obtaining eBay user IDs and addresses in order to send them unwanted and misleading e-mail. [E-Commerce Times] Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:59:34 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734626 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734639-online-marketers-propose-spam-controls In a bid to ward off U.S. government regulation, a coalition of online marketing heavyweights announced plans Monday to propose standards meant to ease consumer concerns about spam and online privacy. [E-Commerce Times] Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:28:02 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734639 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734629-verios-alleged-spam-is-temporarily-canned In a case where a U.S. District Court is upholding a registrar's right to protect people listed in its database, register.com Inc. won a preliminary injunction against Verio Inc. preventing the Web hosting company from mercilessly spamming its customers. [InternetNews] Tue, 06 May 2025 22:47:37 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734629 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734625-in-defense-of-spam No one will admit to liking spam -- the canned pseudo-meat or the unsolicited e-mail that bears its name. But despite the current efforts of governments in North America and Europe to get it back into the can, spam is destined to be, and should be, a fact of Internet life -- just like junk mail is in the real world. [E-Commerce Times] Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:33:49 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734625 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5734648-more-accountability-for-spammers New e-mail marketing standards promise to balance privacy and personalization. Can the industry police itself? Will it? [ZDNet] Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:16:07 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5734648