Microsoft Wins Record Amount from Hotmail Spammer

mytrip writes to tell us News.com is reporting that Microsoft has won a record $87,177 against spammer Paul Fox who used a hotmail account to direct users to his pornographic download site. From the article: "But while Microsoft has clearly won, the case highlights a failure in the British legal system to tackle spam. Despite efforts by the Information Commissioner's Office to gain power from the Department of Trade & Industry to deal with spam, Information Commissioner Richard Thomas remains hamstrung."

Re:Not nearly enough.

[jd]

In England, it is a legal requirement that all makes over the age of 12 practice with the longbow. This qualifies you to be a debt collector in cases of spammer bankrupcy.

Uhhh... is that serious?

[Opportunist]

I thought hotmail was a spam-hoster? It isn't? Wow, could've fooled me!