Should spam be illegal? Brady Johnson examines state and federal efforts to cut back on unsolicited commercial email and the practical implications of regulating spam. Plus, Adam provides comprehensive details about keys you can hold down to control your Mac's startup process. We also note the availability of AOL 5.0, Palm Desktop 2.6, and Virtual PC 3.0.3; Apple's free release of iMovie; and major Internet security issues found in FileMaker Pro 5.

Topics:

• MailBITS/01-May-00
• Modifying the Macintosh Startup Sequence
• Email Spam: The Bandwagon Plays On, Part 2

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