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  • Spammer faces up to two years in jail

    A Detroit-area man is facing at least two years in jail on charges that he sent millions of spam messages over a number of high-profile company networks in violation of the Can-Spam Act.

  • Florida spammer cops multi-billion dollar judgement

    A United States-based ISP has been awarded US$11.2 billion in a judgement against a Florida spammer who sent millions of unsolicited e-mails to its users.

  • Spammers use anti-spam protocols to bypass filters

    Spammers have discovered ways of working round protocols that were originally designed to kill spam by allowing e-mail gateways to authenticate the origin of any e-mail. This abuse effectively renders the technologies useless, according to security experts.

  • Australia 'dirty dozen' spammer

    Australia sits among the top 'dirty dozen' spamming nations a year after introducing the Spam Act 2003, according to anti-virus firm Sophos.

  • Car sales site fined over SMS spam

    Carsales.com.au, a classified advertisement Web site, has been fined AU$6,600 by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) for sending unsolicited SMS messages to potential customers.

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  • Ultimate anti-spam guide: 11 products tested

    From server-level software, to appliances, to managed services, we review the latest anti-spam solutions to help enterprises manage the onslaught of unsightly spam.

  • Tech execs: Wake up and smell the spam

    It is vital that the tech industry raises awareness of the scale of the problem of junk e-mail, industry experts said.

  • False promises about ending spam

    CNET News.com's Charles Cooper asks whether the tech industry is only kidding itself about what it will take to fight the plague.

  • How to slam spam

    If we're losing the battle against spam, how can we win the war? In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a comprehensive resource centre for IT professionals battling spam.

  • Stop spam from flooding your network

    Controlling spam has become a nightmare for most organisations. We look at some ways you can win the war against unwanted e-mail.

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