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Saga of the "Spam King"

His name is Sanford Wallace, and those who fight against unsolicited commercial e-mail consider him Internet enemy No. 1. Hackers have attacked his sites. Online services have tried to sue him. But still, junk e-mail messages from his Cyber Promotions continue to flow. His latest battle has been to keep his Internet connection.

March 24: Hackers attack
San Diego Source

Sept. 26: Kicked off the Net
Detroit Free Press

Sept. 27: Why the plug was pulled
Detroit Free Press

Oct. 1: Back online and feeling fine
Philadelphia Inquirer

Legal fight raises constitutional concerns
The Electric Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)

Time for a spam ban?

New Century Network

If you have an e-mail account, you've probably already received your share of unsolicited messages advertising a product, service or business opportunity you want nothing to do with. Such messages have become known derisively as "spam." Those who send the messages are often treated with scorn, but defend the practice as a legitimate marketing technique protected by the First Amendment. But spam-haters are beginning to fight back on their own, and are gaining some allies in the nation's capital.

From NewsWorks

Column: Web hucksterism
Austin 360 (Texas)

Gina Smith: No relief in sight
The Gate (San Francisco)

Dave Plotnikoff: The great net test
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.)

A minor irritant, or a major hassle?
Sacbee (Sacramento, Calif.)

Net vigilantes take cyber-law to their own keyboards
Austin 360 (Texas)

Federal agency eyes a ban
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.)

Column: It's the spam, your honor
Austin 360 (Texas)

Dan Gillmor: E-mail war
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.)

Hiawatha Bray: Congress may help
Detroit Free Press

Lawmakers join the battle
Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

Opinion: Time for legal restrictions
Sacbee (Sacramento, Calif.)

James Coates: We can fight Spam without the government's help
Chicago Tribune

Sound off on junk mail
Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

From the Web

Quiz: Are you a spammer?
Spammers Anonymous

Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail
www.cauce.org

Junkemail.org
Center for Democracy and Technology and Voters Telecommunications Watch

Journal article: Controlling unsolicited bulk e-mail
Sun Microsystems