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  • Yahoo fishes for users with 'ymail'

    Yahoo Mail is letting users sign up with the ymail.com and rocketmail.com domains in an attempt to attract new users and keep existing users loyal.

  • Yahoo adds anti-spam tool, ups e-mail storage

    Yahoo on Monday will begin attaching anti-spam technology to all of its outgoing e-mails, hoping that other providers will follow suit.

  • Australia snubs 'premium spam' plan

    Yahoo and AOL's plans to charge trusted marketers a fee in order to allow their e-mail messages to bypass spam filters has been slammed by security experts and snubbed by Australia's largest online media company, ninemsn.

  • Technology solution to slicing spam lags

    A coalition aiming to erase junk e-mail unites behind the law but stumbles over technology.

  • IM worms: the rise before the fall

    The number of instant-messaging (IM) worms is on the rise but users should expect only a short-lived surge before tech administrators act against IM in their companies, a security expert claims.

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  • Bigger phishes ready to spawn

    special report Phishing attacks may have slowed, but their sophistication is increasing at a rapid pace.

  • Avoid the spammer label

    Keeping your e-mail server off a blacklist can be a challenge if your staff is unaware of what constitutes spam. Learn how to steer clear of this problem.

  • Q&A: Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield

    In an interview with ZDNet.com.au, Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield shares his thoughts with us about the web, Google, Microsoft and Flickr's acquisition by Yahoo, as well as his recent departure from the US search giant.

  • Using tech to slice spam

    A coalition aiming to junk e-mail unites behind a US law but stumbles over a technology solution.

  • Stamping out spam

    The tactical battle between Web users and spammers is stepping up a gear. We look at what is being done to bring an end the endless avalanche of junk email before we're all buried by it.

Reviews (6)

  • Take a free ride

    Once as free as the air we breathe, most Web-based e-mail accounts now come with all kinds of strings attached. We test four different services to find out if these so-called free e-mailers are worth the hassle.

  • Search Engines

    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it's on the Web -- if you can only find it. PC Magazine reviews 20 search engines that make the hunt easier.

  • Policy Central Enterprise

    Enforcing the acceptable use of business computers is often a tricky business. Policy Central Enterprise is an application that offers to help manage an AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) by placing the onus on individual users.

  • In Search Of...

    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it's on the Web--if you can only find it. We review 30 search engines that make the hunt easier.

  • Slam that spam: 7 packages tested

    If you are drowning in spam, help is available from software and e-mail services that block unwanted mail. Some work better than others. Here's a look at seven antispam apps and services.

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