SEATTLE - A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail.

Robert Alan Soloway is accused of using networks of compromised "zombie" computers to send out millions upon millions of spam e-mails.

"He's one of the top 10 spammers in the world," said Tim Cranton, a Microsoft Corp. lawyer who is senior director of the company's Worldwide Internet Safety Programs. "He's a huge problem for our customers. This is a very good day."

A federal grand jury last week returned a 35-count indictment against Soloway charging him with mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.

Soloway pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon to all charges after a judge determined that — even with four bank accounts seized by the government — he was sufficiently well off to pay for his own lawyer.

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They should whip the flesh off his back with an enlarged penis and then drown him in a pool filled with viagra pills.

He should be forced to eat his computers in 24 hours. Should he fail to do it, he should be forced to answer all the e-mails that he had ever sent, without the cntrl "c-v" function.

Hey, what happened to ZFR's insightful opinion?

That was an open door, and there has to be at least the slightest bit of a challenge. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Let this be a warning to you all.

i reckon me not a spammer [img]tongue.gif[/img] or doubtful any spammer would be here in this forum :D .

Bloody hell, I thought they'd caught Jonny when I saw the thread title. :D

And I thought they caught...

And I thought they caught... </font>[/QUOTE]Surely you dont mean?
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