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Telstra targets Net spammers

Dec 1, 2003 7:26AM PST

AUSTRALIA'S largest internet service provider Telstra BigPond will monitor its customers' e-mails and suspend the accounts of users suspected of sending spam, viruses or denial-of-service attacks under new rules to be introduced later this month.

Under changes to its Acceptable Use Policy, BigPond company will investigate cable and ADSL Internet customers sending more than 20 e-mails in a 10-minute period.

Customers sending more e-mails than the prescribed limit may be suspected of sending unsolicited e-mail, known as spam, and BigPond management "may suspend the (user's) account while the customer is contacted".

http://townsvillebulletin.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,8040330%255E421,00.html

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