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    Prime Minister John Howard's electoral "spamming" tactic has irked one of his rival candidates for the Sydney seat of Bennelong, Troy Rollo -- who also happens to be a prominent former anti-spam activist.

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    Estimates that up to 80 percent of all e-mails are now spam show the problem hasn't gone away, but self-congratulation was still prominent as the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) handed down its first report on the Spam Act 2003.

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    The Spam Act 2003 has led to the closure of several major Australian-based spammers, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) claimed today.

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    E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?

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  • Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2

    The long-awaited release of Exchange Server 2007 is fast approaching and, according to Microsoft, it will ship in "late 2006 or early 2007".

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    Looking for firewall solutions? We review nine options to suit your corporate needs.

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