Group warns of more junk e-mail

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061010/ap_on_hi_te/anti_spam_lawsuit_5

By ASHLEY M. HEHER, AP Business Writer Mon Oct 9, 9:44 PM ET 

CHICAGO - The anti-spam group Spamhaus Project warned more junk e-mail could
be on the way as it prepares to lose its domain name thanks to a company it
has accused of sending spam. 

Executives at the U.K.-based Spamhaus Project said Monday they expect a
federal judge in Chicago will soon sign an order that would suspend the
domain spamhaus.org because the group has refused to recognize the U.S.
court and comply with a $11.7 million judgment.

Spamhaus warned the order could unleash up to 50 billion junk e-mails a day
on computer users worldwide, though legal and technology experts were
skeptical the effect would lead to millions of clogged inboxes.

According to Spamhaus, more than 650 million Internet users - including
those at the White House, the U.S. Army and the European Parliament -
benefit from Spamhaus' "blacklist" of spammers that helps identify which
messages to block, send to a "junk" folder or accept. Losing the domain name
would make it more difficult for service providers and others to obtain the
lists.

"If the domain got suspended, it would be an enormous hit for the Net," said
Steve Linford, Spamhaus' chief executive officer. "It would create an
enormous amount of damage on the Internet."

But experts said even if the order filed Friday is executed, it's unlikely
people would suddenly see much more junk mail. Experts note Spamhaus'
blacklist already is widely available online, and a suspension at most would
provide a hiccup Web-savvy systems administrators could easily work around.

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