A consultant introduces a tool to let users complain about spam to authorities. [NYT]

Describes "dictionary spamming" method by which spammers can guess email addresses of users on certain email providers. [USA Today]

Article about pyramid schemes. Includes contact information to find out more about fraud. [USA Today]

Online petition by EU web users against spam. Site is German but text is English.

The e-attention of Washington lawmakers is turning to the scourge of unsolicited email. Will this result in useful legislation, or just a lot of posturing? [ISP-Planet]

A freshly launched company called Whitehat.com sets out to lead companies into marketing by email in a nice, polite way.

New technology nudges out Windows startup -- lets companies pitch services to new PC users.

Study shows more users than expected blame their ISPs for spam. [ZDNet]

Yahoo blocks access to sites advertised in spam sent to its users. [CNET]

Network Solutions threatens to sue an antispam group if it adds them to a spam blacklist. [CNET]

The U.S. House of Representatives Commerce Committee convened yesterday to examine ways to crack down on mass junk mailers and prevent such so-called "spam" from thwarting efforts to build consumer confidence in electronic commerce. [E-Commerce Times]

Where CAN you go next if your ISP refuses to do something about the growing amount of SPAM in your inbox? [Slashdot]