Spammer busted, facing prison

Here's a bit of news that should brighten up the day of anyone who has to deal with hundreds of pieces of spam e-mail daily, such as yours truly. I hope they continue to bust these guys, though when this guy was making $750,000 a month, it'll likely take a lot more than a few busts to scare people away from the practice.

A North Carolina man convicted in the nation's first felony prosecution for spamming was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison, but the judge postponed the sentence while the case is appealed.

A jury had recommended the nine-year prison term after convicting Jeremy Jaynes of pumping out at least 10 million e-mails a day with the help of 16 high-speed lines, the kind of Internet capacity a 1,000-employee company would need.