An email newsletter is one of the most convenient and easy ways to keep in touch with your clients and prospects. via Site Reference
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“There’s been a remarkable resurgence in the amount of spam coming from the US… The US used to be the dominant player in spam but when legislation was brought in many US spammers moved offshore.”

According to Irish ISP IE Internet’s monthly “e-mail security statistics ,” taken from over 35,000 Irish businesses, the United States maintained its number one spot at the top of the spam charts for the month … via Ars Technica
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“You have to educate people about what the threats are”

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Jul. 14–When completed in the next couple of years, the city’s wireless network will give Houstonians better access to the Internet, but it will also require users to take steps to … via Customer Interaction Solutions
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“This software contains backdoor functionality to allow a remote attacker to fully control a system. … Currently, this malware is not well detected by many anti-virus vendors. AusCERT has observed more than 50 sites hosting this malware.”

If you receive an e-mail warning you that a virus or spyware has been detected on your system, just delete it. via InformationWeek
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It doesn’t take long for online marketers to flood even newly created e-mail addresses with unsolicited offers. via New York Daily News
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Just a few items worth mentioning from the SpamSuite web site.

Most interesting, is Mark Ferguson’s affidavit in support of Spamhaus’ motion to dismiss on jurisdiction. Nothing unexpected here; it contains his assertions that he does not live in Illinois or do business there, and that E360Insight was definately sending him spam. Exhibit VII is the most interesting, as it contains a claim from E360 that they had the signup information for Ferguson. The problem is, the alleged signup information uses a bogus IP address, indicating that it was forged after the fact.
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James Fallows points out that not everybody back in 1980 believed the computer would replace the typewriter as a writing implement, and that his prediction that the device would be useful incurred the wrath of, among others, the late David…
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