For a long time now it's been a tough slog for anti-spam software companies, whose offerings never seem to have the impact they should Itworld Canada's online editor, Joaquim Menezes investigates.
A consortium of online marketers called the E-mail Service Provider Coalition (ESPC) is planning to set up a registry-based system for transmitting e-mail which it hopes will eradicate spam by holding senders accountable for the mail they send.