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UK ISPs to Shut Down Spamvertised Websites

Posted by michael on from the LART dept.

JebuZ writes "The Register is currently reporting that UK ISPs are targeting ecommerce websites run by spammers in a new 'get tough' policy on junk mail. ISPs belonging to the London Internet Exchange (LINX) have voted through a code of practice which gives them the mandate to shut down websites promoted through spam, even if junk mail messages are sent through a third-party or over a different network. The move is intended to remove the financial incentive to send spam." There's also a BBC story.

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  1. So will ISPs shut down Hotmail... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...for sending me all of those "increase your storage" emails every week?

  2. BBC link to UK story by llansamlet · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Before anyone else says it:

    The BBC is publicly funded but independent.

    We don't have advert breaks unlike your dumb American networks. Meaning that an episode of '24' lasts 45 minutes.

    The currency acronym for the British pound is UKP not GBP.

    We pay three times more for our gas than Americans.

    What else have I missed?

  3. I am sure no political sites will be shut down... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Trust us.
    We are your government,
    you are our subjects.

    Submit to our authority! Resistance is useless!

    - Just because some watery tart throws a sword at you doesn't mean you can wield supreme executive power...