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Savvis Grudgingly Get Savvy About Spam

Posted by timothy on from the spammers-deserve-some-of-what-they-get dept.

ElvenMonkey writes "The BBC is reporting that Savvis has finally promised to ditch those accounts that are using its network to send spam, in an effort to reduce the damage already done against its reputation; the CEO promises that all such accounts will be closed within 10 days (working days?) Amongst these accounts are believed to be the majority of the top 150 worst spammers worldwide."

3 of 239 comments (clear)

  1. Question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why do they still have any link to the network? Other ISPs should cut them off if they refuse to cut off spammers.

  2. Why 10 days? by garcia · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They obviously know who the 148 people are so why will it take them 10 days to remove their accounts?

    Are they going to send them a greeting card or something that says, "oh, even though you are great customers we are being told we can no longer host your illegal activities so you have 10 days to vacate?"

  3. Dropped for now by sbackholm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Savvis may be finally ready to drop these spammers, but how long before another ISP is willing to pick-up the $2 million dollar cash flow?