At a Global Internet Project conference today, IT and government officials looked at ways to counter the spreading nuisance of unwanted e-mail.

Amid all the unwanted e-mail pitches for Viagra, porn and Nigerian get- rich schemes comes this message from computer experts: You ain't seen nothing yet.

A Napster-like network might be able to stem the tide of spam mail messages flooding the internet.

An article about hyped mail-filtering products versus freely available SpamAssassin.

The owner of a Detroit-based commercial e-mail company has agreed to a permanent injunction barring him from sending spam to customers of Verizon Online, a unit of Verizon Communications.

In September, more than 17 percent of all e-mail traveling across the Internet could be classified as spam, according to data collected by UK e-mail service provider MessageLabs. The company's figures are presented in its latest monthly report.

A coalition of consumer groups plans to ask the federal government to rescue people from the deluge of unwanted commercial mail that clogs their inboxes and sucks up their time.

Editorial. One man decides to give up on spam filtering.

The federal government has issued its strongest indication yet it is unlikely to undertake decisive measures to combat the welter of spam plaguing Australia's e-mail inboxes.

In the days before Christmas the amount of spam e-mail being sent and received looks set to soar as marketing machines and e-greetings firms go into seasonal overdrive.