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Spam, Milord

Your daily dose of spam... rjwoodhead writes "Hansard, the official journal of the UK parliament, reports on a recent discussion of spam in the House of Lords which not only mentions Monty Python, but reads like one of their skits." A New York spammer has been arrested. One account isn't scientifically representative, but it's a grim picture when you're showing a spam-doubling every 42 days. And an article in New Scientist suggests solving a puzzle, which is essentially the same idea as hash cash.

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  1. Re:Earthlink Abuse Department Rejoices by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, that's one high resolution photo you posted to slashdot.

    That giant sucking sound you hear is another million dollars in bandwidth....

  2. No More Spam by Lugor · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ahh.. stop spamming, you /. editors!