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April 9, 2002 |
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Stamping out e-mail spam a tough job |
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Since September, unsolicited e-mail — or spam as it's commonly known — has grown by 340 per cent. That's more than triple the rate of growth for e-mail over-all. Spam's a cheap-and-easy a marketing medium for those with something to sell. Governments, Internet service providers and consumer groups around the world are trying to combat the problem. There are entire call centres and corporate divisions dedicated to the eradication of spam. But for a number of reasons there's no easy solution, so the flood keeps growing. ... »
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April 8, 2002 |
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Orchid Announces an Email Gateway for Legacy Systems Integration |
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Orchid Systems today announced the release of the TeleShaper eMail Gateway. The most widely understood and widely available communications vehicle on the internet can now be connected directly to legacy applications. A mobile sales force, an executive in an airport, or a remote dispatch team can send text based email messages, and the TeleShaper eMail Gateway is able to communicate the contents of the messages to any legacy application. The TeleShaper eMail Gateway is also able to deliver email messages that contain information obtained from a legacy application. ... »
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April 8, 2002 |
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Vircom Starts Global Anti-SPAM Coalition |
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Fighting spam since 1997, Vircom embarks on unique anti-spam campaign with its enterprise and service provider customers to build a deep intelligent spam knowledge-base system. Vircom Inc., a leading developer of Internet infrastructure server solutions, today announced the creation of the VOP Anti-Spam Coalition (VASC), a cooperative network between Vircom and a growing number of its VOP modusMail customers who are engaged in an international campaign to fight unsolicited bulk email, otherwise known as spam. ... »
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April 8, 2002 |
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Southeast Tech Wire Launches Daily Email Newsletter |
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Southeast Tech Wire launched a free email newsletter on Monday that summarizes the top technology, venture capital, and Internet stories in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Southeast Tech Wire is part of the southern expansion of CapWire Inc., which publishes Potomac Tech Wire -- an email newsletter that is considered a "must read" daily briefing in the Washington DC area with over 30,000 subscribers. Last year, CapWire Inc. launched New England Tech Wire, currently with 10,000 subscribers, which has quickly become one of the top three sources of technology news in New England. ... »
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April 6, 2002 |
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Not every spam is spread thick with sleazy motives |
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When you get spammed, it is too easy to get angry and irritated, curse the sender and file a complaint. One mail can become the proverbial last straw. But behind each of the million spams in this cybercity there is a story that might not be exactly what you expect. I recently received an e-mail from Kim Wilson, lead singer for the Fabulous Thunderbirds. ... »
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April 5, 2002 |
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E-mail's delicate etiquette |
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E-mail etiquette is a delicate matter. That explains the many Web sites covering the subject. But the plethora of "how to" guides does not help when the quandary is psychological and rooted in the insecurity of having spent too many years corresponding on paper. .Is it rude to use the "reply" function? The thing always feels a little cheap, as though one is returning the sender's stationery with a note scrawled on the back. ... »
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April 4, 2002 |
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Advanced Maillist Verify 4.23 is Available |
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New AMV support Windows XP visual styles and have sevaral small fixes, including the fix of dial-up detection
under Windows NT 4 and Windows '98. You can learn more about Maillist Verify on AMV homepage, and get it
from our downloads page.
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April 4, 2002 |
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Policy established for district e-mail use |
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The School Board gave final approval Tuesday night to its first policy governing the use of electronic mail, which has been a feature of some district computers since 1995. The new policy requires that e-mail messages be preserved for public review -- necessary under Florida law -- and that employees use work e-mail only for school-related business and educational purposes. ... »
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April 4, 2002 |
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E-Mail Marketing Helps Increase Sales: DMA Survey |
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Two-thirds of the companies surveyed by the Direct Marketing Association said their sales in 2001 increased as a resulting of using e-mail marketing. Medium-sized companies reported the best results, with 59.8 percent seeing an increase from last year. Large companies reported a 47.1 percent increase and small companies said their sales rose 42.6 percent because of e-mail promotions. Twenty-nine percent of respondents said their sales remained the same and 5 percent said sales decreased. ... »
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April 4, 2002 |
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Veteran teacher leaves job as FBI studies e-mail |
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A veteran history teacher is no longer with Berkeley Preparatory School because of an FBI investigation into allegations of improper contact with a student via e-mail, school officials said. On Monday, headmaster Joseph Merluzzi either fired or accepted the resignation of 48-year-old Robert Yarnell after learning of the investigation from FBI agents, according to school officials. They would only say that Yarnell is "no longer officially associated" with the school. ... »
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