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Getting on Top of Spam Down Under

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sudden-increase-in-spam-drone-numbers dept.

The Register is reporting that Australia has implemented a new industry code for the regulation of email with respect to spam. From the article: "Under the new code, internet service providers (ISPs) will bear some of the responsibility for helping fight spam. Service providers must offer spam-filtering options to their subscribers and advise them on how to best deal with and report the nuisance mail. ISPs will also be compelled to impose 'reasonable' limits on subscribers' sending email."

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  1. Re:Hmm by Bromskloss · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I'm surprised most ISPs wouldn't do this anyways. It's a considerable waste of bandwidth

    I'd say the kind of spam filter I'd prefer does not delete any mails, just tags them so I easily can do any filtering I want with them. But oh, I forgot. You don't have to know how to use a computer to use a computer. That is, people could never be bothered with something like that.

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  2. It's appreciated, but... by Weaselmancer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's another token effort.

    internet service providers (ISPs) will bear some of the responsibility for helping fight spam.

    Some is not all, which means that any percentage they block meets the requirement. If they delete one, and pass 1000 - that fits the definition of some.

    ISPs will also be compelled to impose 'reasonable' limits on subscribers' sending email.

    Do any spammers use their own account for outbound spam?

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    rediculous.