Compaq Computer Corp. has agreed to pay a San Jose man $3.35 million for the Web address www.altavista.com, which is believed to be a record amount paid for a domain name, according to a source close to the deal. [SF Chronicle]
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.
In a victory to thrill anyone annoyed by the "spam" that clogs e-mail accounts, an appellate court has upheld the constitutionality of California's tough 1998 law regulating unwanted commercial messages.
Risk to bystanders is part of decision. The death of Theodore Abraham Resnick, 33, of San Francisco has rekindled a long-standing debate over whether car chases on city streets pose too many risks.
In a pioneering move that may herald the dawn of the cyber-campaign, hundreds of thousands of Californians will soon begin hearing from political candidates via e-mail.
A man suspected of drunken driving, whose license has been suspended six times, struck and killed Ted Resnick on a Berkeley city street early yesterday while fleeing California Highway Patrol officers, authorities said.