The European parliament has bungled its latest attempt to outlaw spam. [The Register]

A European committee has blocked plans to outlaw unsolicited commercial email dealing a major blow to anti-spam supporters. [The Register]

Two Los Angeles men are to go to jail for their part in a bulk email scam which duped 12, 000 people and severely impacted the operations of several large US ISPs. [The Register]

UUNet customers have been left stranded without access to their email for the last 36 hours after the outfit took a "very big hit" from spammers earlier this week. [The Register]

Spam costs Net users a whopping E10 billion ($9.33 billion) a year, according to the European Commission. [The Register]

MSN has signed up with Brightmail to stop its email users getting spammed. The ISP will offer its five million email users in the US the option of Brightmail's Anti-Spam Solution. [The Register]

Californians Michael Persaud, 24, of San Diego and Frank Kriticos, 25, of Santee will answer felony criminal charges of spamming and so earn the distinction of being the first people so charged in that state, according to a story in the local Union Tr...

Lobbyists for the European Internet industry believe their campaign for a ban on spam is gaining momentum. [The Register]

A US District Court in Denver has issued a temporary restraining order on behalf of online marketing gurus, 24/7, against the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS). [The Register]

Report on European consumer watchdog groups with no spam policies. [The Register]