Apology up front. I have to apologize for having slacked on posting here in the past week or so, but first I was away for a few days, and then seriously under the weather. But hopefully we can return to our regularly scheduled program, already in progress. . . .

A EC <http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm/t_NEW> official said that attempts to combat spam would be hampered if the U.S. fails to introduce an outright ban. See IDG <http://www.idg.net/ic_1326438_4914_1-5050.html>, ITWorld <http://www.itworld.com/Man/2695/030715banspam/>.

JP - ANTI-SPAM: NTT DoCoMo <http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/index.shtml/t_NEW> is looking to act against spammers who use its I-mode mobile network. See June 23 Alert <http://www.bmck.com/elaw/DisplayAlertbyID.asp?AlertID=31636>, ITWorld <http://security.itworld.com/4774/030711imodespam/page_1.html>.