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MCI-Verizon deal sparks spam fears

...Verizon] combines with MCI, that makes it safer for hosting spam," said Steve Linford, director of Spamhaus. "This merger is likely to cause a lot... Read more

15 February, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Take on the spammers with Aussie rules

...of misdirection. The true heroes of the spam wars are people like Steve Linford, director of Spamhaus. He runs a blacklist of the worst spammers... Read more

26 October, 2004 by Leader

Spamhaus under attack from UK spammers

...laws that ostensibly outlaw the spamming of personal email addresses. Spamhaus founder Steve Linford revealed told the Openwave messaging anti-abuse conference in London this... Read more

10 June, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Russia and China 'behind current spam deluge'

...sent over the Internet, according to a leading opponent of junk mail. Steve Linford, director of The Spamhaus Project, warned on Tuesday that these gangs... Read more

8 June, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Government: Our spam laws won't be enough

...discussion on combating spam. Other contributors taking part in the debate included Steve Linford of Spamhaus, a project that traces the worse spammers and helps... Read more

1 July, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

UK spam campaigner to help Europe fight back

...consulted by the EC to help improve its laws on banning spam. Steve Linford, director of Spamhaus, said on Monday he wants to see Europe... Read more

25 October, 2004 by Dan Ilet

Most spam generated by botnets, says expert

...send their junk mail. "Each group of spammers has a botnet," said Steve Linford, CEO of Spamhaus. "As fast as the FBI is shutting them... Read more

22 September, 2004 by Dan Ilet

Software patents campaigners honoured

The FFII and NoSoftwarePatents.com have picked up an award for outstanding contribution to software development for their work in blocking European patent legislation, at the CNET Networks UK Technology Awards Read more

28 September, 2005 by Colin Barker and Ingrid Marson

UK failing to fight spam

...Spamhaus has hit out at the ICO for failing to control spammers. Steve Linford, director of Spamhaus, said: "If I was a spammer I'd... Read more

12 August, 2005 by Dan Ilet

On-the-run spammer caught and canned

...one of his businesses which was illegally selling pharmaceuticals online. According to Steve Linford from Spamhaus, who traces the movements of the world's worst... Read more

6 July, 2005 by Will Sturgeon

Spam law compromised by direct marketers

...harder. Some even laboured under the misapprehension that businesses actually wanted spam. Steve Linford from Spamhaus said the process was "shameful". "For the DTI to... Read more

2 June, 2005 by Will Sturgeon

IBM takes aim at spam

...sends spam back to the sender. "That's not actually right," said Steve Linford, director of antispam lobbyist Spamhaus. "It isn't sending anything back... Read more

23 March, 2005 by ZDNet UK

It's official: Spammers are hijacking ISPs

...no one would know what you're talking about," said Spamhaus's Steve Linford. Wood said the results suggest that ISPs need to start managing... Read more

4 March, 2005 by Dan Ilet

MCI denies harbouring spammers

...know what they [MCI] did with their AUP [Acceptable Use Policy]," said Steve Linford, director of Spamhaus, on Monday. "The heat got too much. But... Read more

1 March, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Spamming tool goes on the run

...The amount of heat it [MCI] was getting was too much," said Steve Linford, director of anti-spam campaign group Spamhaus. "But the rest of... Read more

28 February, 2005 by Dan Ilet

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