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...three young, computer-savvy daughters as well as a new book, Speeding the Net: The Inside Story of Netscape and How It Challenged Microsoft. Quittner has a story on Netscape accompanying our Microsoft coverage this week, in addition to his Personal Time column showing readers how they can fight junk e-mail more effectively than can Congress...
...keep your children from joining their ranks by clearing the junk food from your pantry and hooking your kids--the earlier the better--on healthy, attractive snacks like fruits (try freezing some grapes) or carrot sticks with salsa. Not only will they lower your children's blood pressure; these foods will also boost their immune system and unclog their plumbing. Meanwhile, make sure your kids spend more time on the playground than with their PlayStation. Even if they don't shed a pound, vigorous exercise will help keep their blood vessels nice and wide, lowering their blood pressure...
Could spam be dying? I ask this because much of the junk e-mail I get these days is about spam itself: how to make money from bulk e-mailing, how to "harvest fresh addresses," how to MAKE MONEY FAST on the Internet by spewing your commercial message to millions of people all over the world. If spam works so well, why are promoters so desperate to sell me on its benefits...
...know that mine is a minority perspective and that the typical Net user is furious about spam. And with good reason: By some estimates, unsolicited junk messages account for more than 15% of all Internet e-mail--and as much as 30% on America Online, where spammers' "robots" cruise chat rooms to collect screen names. Spam is particularly obnoxious because, unlike the direct-mail solicitations that come via the postman, the online recipient pays the delivery cost...
Some important folks believe legislation represents the best chance for eradicating junk e-mail. I'm dubious: U.S. laws can be enforced only within U.S. borders. Unfortunately, a bill sponsored by Senators Frank Murkowski (R., Alaska) and Robert Torricelli (D., N.J.), which unanimously passed the Senate on May 13 and is being considered by the House, might actually aggravate the spam scene. The bill would fine junk mailers who hide their return addresses--that is, the vast majority of spammers. It would require them to list their real snail-mail addresses, telephone numbers and legal names. And supposedly, spammers would...