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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."

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  1. Truth about Savvis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You can go to Savvis.net for the official spiel or try http://www.savvis.info/ for the truth.

  2. Right after they were threatened with a netblock by Animats · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This only happened after Savvis was told that their entire network was about to be e-mail blocked.

  3. ePorn is very profitable by winkydink · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I worked at a major competitor (big company) of these guys for a while. Almost 50% of hosting revenue came from Porn. They were great customers. Seldom complained. More often than not, paid full price for bandwidth, and always paid their bills on time.

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  4. Re:Question by arivanov · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There is a good saying - if you steal one penny you are a thief. If you steal one billion you are a banker.

    Similarly, what is unacceptable for a mom and pop garage shop ISP is perfectly acceptable for a Tier 1 or a larger Tier 2 ISP. If they decide to make a business from hosting SPAMmers (and some do) there are very few means to fight them.

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