Despite a new federal law, junk e-mail shows no signs of slowing, which means anti-spam vendors must constantly update their products to keep pace and preserve any hope of distinguishing themselves in an overcrowded market. The amount of spam sent in January actually increased over November and December, according to messaging company SurfControl, which analyzes 8,000 to 10,000 e-mails daily It appears spammers aren't taking seriously the CAN-SPAM law that took effect Jan. 1: Less than 1% of bulk e-mail sent this year complies with CAN-SPAM, according to anti-spam vendor Commtouch.
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