Spam senders will now be blacklisted on a new website launched
in Beijing Monday by the Internet Society of China (ISC).
The comprehensive anti-spam processing platform
(www.iscbl.anti-spam.cn) will post a regularly updated blacklist of
spam servers, allowing telecom operators and mail service providers
to access the information.
Over 100,000 IP addresses have been blacklisted thanks to public
reports, said Zhao Zhiguo, vice-director of the telecommunications
department of the Ministry of Information Industry.
A "white list" of mail service providers will also be posted on
the website, boosting the development of lawful mail service
providers, such as the country's big players Sina, 163, and
Sohu.
ISC Secretary-General Huang Chengqing said the website will
gradually open to the public and businesses to accelerate anti-spam
efforts domestically and internationally.
The ISC found from surveys that commercial ads related to online
shopping, online business and adult shops accounted for the largest
proportion of junk mail, and that users were particularly plagued
by spam containing viruses.
The ISC also disclosed 906 IP addresses that sent a large
quantity of spam to Chinese users between March 2006 and May 2007,
and urged them to take rectification measures before July 18.
(Xinhua News Agency June 19, 2007)