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  • March 2008

    • USPS Defends Its 'Life Blood:' Junk Mail

      Washington Post  |  Mar 19, 08 12:32 PM CDT

      USPS Defends Its 'Life Blood:' Junk Mail

      (Newser) - The US Postal Service, dependent upon junk mail, appears to be successfully fighting efforts to staunch its flow, the Washington Post reports. Though 18 states have introduced do-not-mail bills, none has passed, thanks in part to resistance from postmasters nationwide. "The post office and the business groups are pretty well-organized," one legislator said of opposition to such measures. More »

    • Gmail Spam Doubles, Duping Junk Blocker

      PC World  |  Mar 10, 08 7:09 PM CDT

      Gmail Spam Doubles, Duping Junk Blocker

      (Newser) - Spammers doubled junk mail from Gmail accounts last month and all but iced a touted spam-blocker, PC World reports. Gmail junk rose from 1.3% to 2.6% of all spam in February, overwhelming the company's CAPTCHA programs with spam from multiple accounts. "It's only a matter of time before (CAPTCHAs) are comprehensively defeated," one analyst said. More »

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