Fight Against Spam

By KAREN KAPLAN

May 24, 1999 12 AM PT

In its first week on the Web, the Spam Recycling Center (https://www.spamrecycle.com) collected more than 11,000 pieces of unsolicited commercial e-mail that will be used to create better blocking filters to such mail. Some of the more questionable transmissions will also be forwarded to federal authorities, including the Federal Trade Commission.

The center was founded by activists seeking to reduce junk e-mail, including the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email; the Forum for Responsible Ethical Email; and ChooseYourMail.com, a Chicago company that runs an opt-in commercial e-mail program.

Technology and the Internet

Karen Kaplan

Karen Kaplan covers science and medical research for the Los Angeles Times. She has been a member of the science team since 2005, including 13 years as an editor. Her first decade at The Times was spent covering technology in the Business section as both a reporter and editor. She grew up in San Diego and is a graduate of MIT and Columbia University.

Fight Against Spam

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