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Monday, April 28, 2003
AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo Unite to Crush Spam
After letting the problem fester for years unfettered, AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo announced a coalition to liberate the people of the world from the tyranny of "e-mail of mass distraction."
It's about time, too, especially since a large part of the problem had been caused by AOL Mail, Hotmail and Yahoo Mail and the ease with which spammers are able to abuse those mail systems.
Alas, I doubt much will come of it, but I must remain hopeful. When you're dealing with hundreds and hundreds of mass e-mail sent every day by unscrupulous losers with plenty of ingenuity and zero morals, it's difficult to do much to slow them down. They'll undoubtedly devise some clever way around the new practices.
Still, this development is promising. It looks like these companies are going to make it harder for people to register anonymously and send mass e-mail to others. There are several other interesting parts to this alignment, and it's worth looking into. So, if you're a spam sufferer like me, be sure to read up on it!
Posted by
Cory Kleinschmidt
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