Two major Internet service providers, EarthLink and AOL, have filed civil complaints against two alleged spam rings this week in an attempt to save their subscribers from unwanted commercial e-mail.

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America Online Inc. is upgrading its fight against spam to try and better serve potential and existing customers. In an announcement today, the Dulles, Va.-based company said it’s increasing its ...

AOL’s plan to implement a fee-based “certified” e-mail service within the next 30 days is setting off a firestorm of protest. A coalition of more than 50 organizations has formed to fight AOL’s opt-in ...

America Online Inc. (AOL) has snapped up Web-based e-mail company Mailblocks Inc. in an effort to bolster its own e-mail services with greater antispam protection, mail management, and interface ...

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