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Spamming Deterrent... 47 months jail time?

Published Aug. 13, 2008
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It's a harsher sentence than that handed to some spammers,
but is it enough? Have your say at
http://www.virusbtn.com/news/polls/index
clipped from www.virusbtn.com
Is 47 months imprisonment sufficient punishment for a convicted spammer?

It seems like a pretty tough sentence but there've been quite a few big arrests/trials/tough sentences and it doesn't seem to be putting these people off - all these 'spam kings' are repeat offenders with long histories of fines and sentences but they keep on doing it.

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