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A global taskforce has been set up to bring together regional efforts at tackling the growing problem of spam e-mail.
A single law against hacking and spamming could stop the UK looking like a soft touch, according to the Communications Management Association.
A law that the government said would clamp down on those who send millions of unsolicited junk e-mails is instead causing more hassle for anti-spam campaigners.
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Plans are afoot to attack spammers by launching the kind of cyber-attack favoured by organised crime and hackers with an axe to grind.
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) isn't a miracle weapon but if combined with other techniques it could well turn the tide in the war against unsolicited mail.
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