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These measures will not stop the flood of spam; indeed, if anything, the flow has increased in recent months. Spammers have devised all sorts of scams, including phony return E-mail addresses, to get past the controls. Admits AOL chairman Steve Case: "There's no silver bullet against the problem." Congress is currently considering three bills that would bar spammers from using false addresses when sending E-mail. But parents may have to resort to the crude but effective technique of keeping the computer in public view and looking over the kids' shoulders every once in a while.
--By Michael D. Lemonick. Reported by Bruce van Voorst and Declan McCullagh/Washington