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Story: Blue Security attack linked to blog crashes

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I subsribed to Blue Security in April 2006 on the back of the latest enhancement to the Mailwasher antispam tool. I think it's worth pointing out that Blue Security does not "spam the spammers". It merely automates the opt-out process laid down in the US CanSpam legislation. So if a spammer sends out 500,000 spam emails and say 5,000 of them are to Blue Security subscribers then the spammer will receive a reuest to subscribe to Blue Security's "Do Not Disturb" register. If he declines to do so within the specified timescale he will receive a maximum of 5,000 opt-out requests. I don't believe that's unreasonable. With over 500,000 email addresses registered for protection Blue Security is reaching critical mass and one major spammer has been panicked into what I believe will be a futile attempt to close down this threat to his immoral and illegal activities. The vast majority of Blue Security users are behind the company and there is a very active forum on Castlecops - http://castlecops.com/f230-Blue_Security.html . I have no connection with Blue Security. I'm just happy that together with Mailwasher they've given me a means of fighting for a more enjoyable internet experience.

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