Survey: Spam Erodes U.S. Trust in E-Mail
By ANICK JESDANUN,
AP Internet Writer

NEW YORK - Americans are e-mailing less and trusting e-mail less because of the growing flood of junk messages, a survey finds.

I Was Addicted to Spam

How did I end up spending more time training my e-mail filter than I ever did hitting Delete?

Peter Sayer,
IDG News Service
Tuesday, March 16, 2004

If you've had to deal much with software developers, chances are you've formed the impression that they come from another planet. (If, by chance, you are a software developer, you may well feel the same about end users.) I came to realize this when I got involved with the beta test of a new spam-blocking service introduced by my ISP.

Study: Spam Filters Often Lose E-Mails
Anick Jesdanun,
AP Internet Writer

NEW YORK - As spam-fighting tools become increasingly aggressive, e-mail recipients risk losing newsletters and promotions they've requested.

Free Book Excerpt: Eradicating E-mail Aggravations
PC Annoyances offers tips for more enjoyable computing; here's the e-mail section.
Steve Bass,
special to PC World

Are you feeling a little ticked off with your e-mail program? Join the crowd.

Are you ready to pay for e-mail?
By Charles Cooper
CNET News.com
February 5, 2004, 12:16 PM PT

Sometimes, all it takes is someone to speak the unspeakable to force a break with conventional wisdom.

So it was that Bill Gates triggered a firestorm of protest by suggesting that the best way to stem the growth of spam would be to require people to pay money to send e-mail.

Nasty e-mails raise blood pressure
By Graeme Wearden
ZDNet (UK)
January 8, 2004

Managers who send threatening e-mails to their staff could be doing more harm than good, according to a new study.

Researchers at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College have found evidence that a worker's blood pressure can shoot up if they receive an aggressive e-mail from their boss.

Treasury breaks word on e-mail anonymity
By Declan McCullagh
CNET News.com
January 8, 2004

The U.S. Treasury Department plans to publish nearly 10,000 e-mail addresses on the Web, violating its privacy promise to Americans who used e-mail to comment on a government proceeding.

E-Mail Security Services for Small Business and Individuals
December 29, 2003
By Larry Seltzer

A good number of Internet Service Providers offer decent security features, still many still don't. If your ISP doesn't block viruses or filter spam, or if your unhappy with their services, you have more options than you might think.

UK Police Switchboard Swamped by iPod E-Mail Scam
Mon December 8, 2003 01:27 PM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Cambridgeshire police said on Monday a wave of phone calls from irate consumers swamped the police switchboard late last week and through the weekend after the department got hit by an e-mail hoax.
According to a statement posted on the Cambridgeshire Police Web site, a spam e-mail message surfaced last week alerting people that their credit card had been charged 399 pounds ($693) for a new Apple (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) iPod portable music player.

Email scam makes the rounds
Dave Cherry

We have the latest on an old scam, this one effects customers of Juno, Net-Zero and Blue Light. If you connect to the internet through one of these three providers, you need to be on the look out.