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Swedish ISP Blocks Computers That Send Spam

Posted by timothy on from the overkill-or-overdue dept.

snuppepuppan writes "One of Sweden's largest ISPs, Telia starts to block computers that send spam. 'The computers that Telia will block are primarily those that have been infected with "trojans" which are being used, without the customer's knowledge, to send enormous amounts of spam.'"

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  1. In a related story... by bobdotorg · · Score: 5, Funny

    In a related story, Microsoft sues Telia, commenting, "C'mon, it would only be a matter of time before all Outlook and IE users get banned from the net."

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