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5 unusual facts about The Spamhaus Project


DNSBL

Backed by spammer Eddy Marin, the company claimed to be a trade organization of "email marketers" and that DNSBL operators Spamhaus and SPEWS were engaged in restraint of trade.

Email spam legislation by country

Note: Countries marked with red are listed in the Spamhaus' Worst Spam Origin Countries.

Richard Colbert

He retired from spamming in 2003, and was subsequently removed from ROKSO, the Spamhaus Project's list of prolific spammers.

Russian Business Network

The RBN operates (or operated) on numerous Internet Service Provider (ISP) networks worldwide and resides (resided) on specific IP addresses, some of which have Spamhaus blocklist reports.

Steve Linford

Stephen John "Steve" Linford (born 12 December 1956) is a British entrepreneur and anti-spam campaigner best known for founding The Spamhaus Project.



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