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Security company Symantec has acquired antispam specialist TurnTide for US$28 million in cash, a sign of further consolidation among makers of e-mail filters.
Microsoft has revised its antispam specification Sender ID following the spec's near-death in the technical community.
A triumvirate of influential advertising groups is pushing Congress to pass a federal spam law before the holidays, cautioning that without it, unwanted e-mail will hamper e-commerce.
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