Hefty settlements against spammers show laws may be working

All the week's news and views about fighting spam, 08/19/05
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Network World's Anti-spam News Alert

Hefty settlements against spammers show laws may be working,
08/15/05

Recent successes in the legal world, combined with hints that
spam volumes may finally be on the decline, suggest the federal
CAN-SPAM law and its state-level counterparts may be having some
effect.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-spam.html?nl>

Exchange update to push e-mail to mobile devices, 08/17/05

New technology Microsoft plans to release on Friday in a
preview of the forthcoming Exchange Server update will push
e-mail directly from the e-mail server onto Windows Mobile
devices, according to company spokespeople.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal5477>

Tech Insider: E-mail encryption, 08/15/05

Encryption won't solve all your security problems, but these
days there's no excuse for not protecting sensitive data whether
it's in e-mail, sitting in a database or on a backup tape on the
way to your offsite storage facility.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal5478>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Google goes berserk
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal5479>

2. Cisco to juice 6500 switch
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal5480>

3. Windows worm beginning to spread
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal5481>

4. IT staff shortage looming
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal5482>

5. Test: CipherTrust tops encryption field
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal5483>

Today's most-forwarded story:

Cisco to juice 6500 switch
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal5484>
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