It does give users a variety of tools to block it. June, says it hasn't received enough complaints to ban the use of spam, but ICQ, which has 28 million registered users and was acquired by AOL last

Including among others: Spoofing, eavesdropping, sniffing, spamming,īreaking password, harassment, fraud, and forgery.' Privacy and security features, you may be subject to various risks, ICQ's Terms of Service (TOS) says, 'By using the ICQ Software and its TheĬompany also has worked closely with federal lawmakers to draft legislation Network and received court orders to ban junk emailers from its service. It argued in several successful lawsuits that spam overburdens its Ironically, AOL has been one of the most adamant opponents of junk email. Spam last week after having used the service since it launched back in 1996. I'm disappointed,' wrote another reader, who received her first Have no idea what the message is about, so I'm more inclined, even excited, 'I received a URL to visit a porn site and was disgusted. Occurrence,' one ICQ user told via email. And no, I wouldn't keep using ICQ if spam became a constant

Both times it was an invitation to visit a porn It's almost inevitable with email, but with ICQ, Laws to curb junk email, most longtime email users have come to acceptĪnd even tolerate spam. That a message is waiting, usually is opened seconds after it appears. Or trashed upon receipt-ICQ's blinking yellow note, which signals users

Unlike spam-most of which usually is left unopened Learning, the services also can give marketers an easy way to 'seek' them. Most Netizens think of instant messaging software as a quick way to chat with friends and coworkers.īut as some users of America Online's ICQ chat and instant message client are

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