[Plug-security] Internet Professionals Spam News Digest March 12 - 18, 2000

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CONVERSATIONS IN CYBERSPACE? - Network World 3/6/2000 By Scott Bradner
<http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/0306bradner.html>

DOUBLECLICK HIRES PRIVATE EYES - Industry Standard 3/8/2000 By Ben Hammer
<http://www.thestandard.net/article/display/0,1151,12751,00.html>

JUSTICE UNVEILS WISH LIST TO CURB CYBER CRIME - TechWeb 3/9/2000 By Mary Mosquera
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000309S0011>

THE END OF ANONYMITY? - Wired 3/9/2000 by Declan McCullagh
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,34874,00.html>

INTERNET DECENCY COMMISSION HAS NO MONEY - Associated Press 3/10/2000
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1569449.html>

STATE OF WASHINGTON V. JASON HESKEL, DBA NATURAL INSTINCTS - Superiror [sic] Court Of Washington County Of King 3/10/2000
<http://www.wa-state-resident.com/agheck02.htm>

SENDMAIL, INC. INTRODUCES SECURE SWITCH TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY OF INTERNET BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS - Business Wire 3/13/2000
<http://library.northernlight.com/FA20000313900000043.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#doc>

IKEA CANS SPAM-LIKE POSTCARD PROMOTION - CNET News.com 3/13/2000 By Stefanie Olsen
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-1571223.html?dtn.head>

MELISSA MUTATES INTO NEW WORM VIRUS THREAT - Newsbytes 3/13/2000
<http://www.technologypost.com/enterprise/DAILY/20000313172109111.asp?Section=Main>

PC FORUM: A NEW KIND OF E-MAIL - WSJ Interactive Edition 3/13/2000 By Don Clark
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2460137,00.html>

MAN WINS DISMISSAL OF ANTI-SPAM LAWSUIT - Associated Press 3/14/2000
<http://www.seattleinsider.com/news/2000/03/14/antispam.html>

DSL SUBSCRIBERS SEE PRIVACY DISAPPEAR - CNET News.com 3/14/2000 By John Borland
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-1572489.html>

E-MAIL ON THE QT - Computer Currents 3/14/2000 By Elizabeth Powell Crowe
<http://currents.net/magazine/national/1805/nets1805.html>

ANTI-SPAM E-MAIL SUIT TOSSED OUT - Seattle Times 3/14/2000 by Peter Lewis
<http://www.seattletimes.com/news/local/html98/spam_20000314.html>

FEDS: GET MORE SECURE OR ELSE - ZDNet News 3/14/2000 By Lisa M. Bowman
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2462114,00.html?chkpt=zdnntop>

FOGDOG EMAIL HOUNDS CUSTOMERS' FRIENDS - CNET News.com 3/15/2000 By Stefanie Olsen
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-1573426.html>

COURT STRIKES DOWN WASHINGTON STATE'S ANTI-SPAMMING LAW - Newsbytes 3/15/2000 By Sherman Fridman
<http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000315-nb2.shtml>

STATE LIKELY TO CHALLENGE RULING THAT NULLIFIED 'SPAM' E-MAIL BAN - Seattle Post-Intelligencer 3/15/2000 By ELAINE PORTERFIELD
<http://www.seattle-pi.com/local/spam15.shtml>

OUCH! JUDGE SIDES WITH SPAMMER - ZDNet AnchorDesk 3/15/2000 Jesse Berst
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_4564.html>

HACKERS CRACK ONLINE PORN FILTERS - Associated Press 3/16/2000
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1574168.html>

SENATE REQUIRES SPAM LABELING - Associated Press 3/16/2000 By Steven K. Paulson
<http://insidedenver.com/news/0316upda3.shtml>

PARKWAY SUSPENDS 3 WORKERS FOR 'OFFENSIVE' E-MAIL MESSAGES - Associated Press 3/16/2000
<http://www.bergen.com/region/mail200003162.htm>

LAWYER WINS ONE FOR THE SPAMMER - Boston GLobe 3/16/2000 By Hiawatha Bray
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/076/business/Lawyer_wins_one_for_the_spammer+.shtml>


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