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June 2, 2002 |
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Africa e-mail plea rip-off |
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Police in the Midlands last night warned of an elaborate £6 million plot being masterminded by international fraudsters. The crooks are plotting to dupe the unwary into handing over bank details with the promise of making a fortune. But the lure of easy money will lead to a gigantic rip-off, say police. ... »
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May 31, 2002 |
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Microsoft judge won’t allow e-mail |
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The judge overseeing the remedy phase of Microsoft’s antitrust case said Friday she wouldn’t consider a piece of e-mail evidence that called for retaliation against “unfriendly” computer makers. THE AUGUST 2000 e-mail from then Microsoft Vice President Joachim Kempin to other top level officials, including Chairman Bill Gates, said that chipmaker Intel was lobbying other computer makers “who are not (Microsoft) friendly in the first place and ... encouraging them to go to Linux.” Linux is a free operating system that competes with Microsoft Windows. ... »
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May 31, 2002 |
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Using E-Mail the Right Way |
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It can be incredibly effective sales tool — and if you target your audience wisely, there's no risk of suffering the junk-mail stigma. Do you know anyone who isn't getting enough e-mail? No, I didn't think so. So why is everyone in such a rush to sell using the Internet? In a word: results. Used appropriately, e-mail is an inexpensive way to reach thousands of people and sell to some of them. It's great for post-sale follow-up and to encourage happy customers to buy again. ... »
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May 31, 2002 |
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Media e-mail request rapped |
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A Republican Party official has criticized a request by two news organizations for electronic-mail records from the governor's office, calling it an unacceptable and expensive practice ... »
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May 30, 2002 |
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Microsoft: Exchange flawed - E-mail server software vulnerable to hackers |
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A flaw found in Microsoft Corp.'s e-mail routing software could allow hackers to blow a computer's mind with an indecipherable message. The flaw, which the company announced yesterday, was discovered in early May in Microsoft Exchange 2000, the server software that passes millions of e-mails over the Internet. If the flaw were exploited, a hacker could send a message that would tie up an e-mail server's full processing power for hours on end. ... »
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May 30, 2002 |
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County HR head resigns over e-mail |
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Bill Zell, Davidson County Director of Human Resources, resigned Wednesday in connection with an e-mail sent to county employees earlier in the week. County Manager Robert Hyatt said he could not comment on the matter, citing personnel matters. However, he referred to the county's policy on Internet use, which states that inappropriate use of the Internet will subject employees to disciplinary action. ... »
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May 29, 2002 |
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FBI’s e-mail surveillance tool flawed |
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Technicians threw out legitimate wiretap information from an investigation of Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network after flaws were discovered in the FBI’s e-mail surveillance system, bureau documents show ... »
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May 28, 2002 |
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The Sweet Sound of Spam |
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Junk E-Mail Set to Music, and More Web Weirdness. I swear to the Almighty, all my supervisors at the venerable Disney organization — and my dear mother — I wasn't asking for free membership in the nude volleyball league. I don't know why all these perverted Web sites bombard my e-mail address, assuming that I want kinky cyber pleasure at work. Who do these people think I am? How did they get my name? Delete, delete, delete. All day long, I'm discarding propositions before breakfast that would keep Larry Flynt retching all the way through lunch. ... »
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May 28, 2002 |
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New York's AG sues e-mail `spammers' |
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State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is suing a firm he says sent more than 500 million messages to computer users, many of them unwanted "spam" advertisements. Spitzer said MonsterHut.com of Niagara Falls sent hundreds of millions of the ads through e-mails since March 2001 to people who didn't want the messages or specifically tried to block the stream of commercial offers. MonsterHut.com had told its clients that the recipients wanted the messages through "permission-based" agreements, according to court records. ... »
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May 28, 2002 |
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Program Glitch Hurt bin Laden Case |
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The FBI destroyed evidence gathered in an investigation involving Osama bin Laden's network after its e-mail wiretap system mistakenly captured information to which the agency was not entitled. The FBI software not only picked up the e-mails of its target "but also picked up e-mails on non-covered targets," said a March 2000 memo to agency headquarters in Washington. "The FBI technical person was apparently so upset that he destroyed all the e-mail take, including the take on" the suspect, the memo said. ... »
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