China Getting 'Serious' About Spam?

Ritz_Just_Ritz writes "Apparently, the Chinese MII (Ministry of Information) is going to crack down on Spam from within China. This will include training for 1000 mail administrators and recruitment of 20,000 'anti-spam volunteers.'"

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Sample spam filter response

[ahodgkinson]

Yeah, I can see it now. Chinese email users can expect messages like the following:

Dear Comrade,

Your attempt to send email has been blocked due to violations of one or more of the following email filter rules:

Your email:

• contained unsolicited information.
• promoted products and services critical of the state.
• contained inappropriate sexual or religious matter.
• is detrimental to national security.

Note that this list is subject to change or amendment without prior notification or warning. Additional stricter criteria may be applied order to prevent inappropriate email from being distributed.

This violation has been logged by the People's Central Committee and will be carefully investigated. Your presence and full cooperation is required during the investigation, and a full confession will be considered in your favor when your sentence is determined.

As there are severe penalties, including life imprisonment or execution, for sending inappropriate email, your cooperation with the investigating committee is essential.