MS Sues More Spammers

Microsoft is suing eight individuals and one ISP accused of spamming.

The ISP - cheapbphosting.com has specifically made claims that it's `bulletproof' - as in unable to be shutdown. On their website they specifically say that they cater to those sending bulk email.

By utilizing a suite of servers based in China, Israel and other countries - they aim to avoid regulation and legal retaliation by anti-spam law.

Apparently the spammers forged return addresses of MSN and Hotmail accounts - allowing Microsoft to become involved legally. Microsoft has taken similar actions against other senders of junk email in recent months.

Sending massive amounts of spam still seems to be a fairly low-risk activity - and potentially quite profitable. In a global economy I'm skeptical if lawsuits such as these will have a major impact on the fight against spam.

While Bill Gates tries to make good on his promise to get rid of spam - the best way to address your own spam problem is with anti-spam email software such as SpamButcher.

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