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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. paid spam by dotpavan · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How would this clash with the pay-for-spamming option by AOL?

  2. Agh by c0dedude · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What a stupid law. Why put enforcement on the ISP's? There aren't that many spammers, the key is to go after them with harsh penalties. The rest will wake up after a few test cases.

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