WorldNet was using Brightmail's Anti-Spam Solution. But despite filtering out some 73 per cent of the spam, it still failed to pick up more than a quarter of the junk email being sent out. While Brightmail is crowing about its success, the fact remains that spam cannot be controlled by technology alone.
Legislation is the only way it can be tackled effectively.
US legislators are trying to get to grips with the problem with a number of anti-spam proposals designed to protect Net users. Yet consumers' groups in Europe which should be defending the rights of Net users still maintain they don't have a policy on spam. No doubt this will really help their indecision-making. If you want daily updates on news, enter your email address below, then click the 'Join List' button.