The Australian Communications and Media Authority has launched SpamMatters. SpamMatters is a reporting button which enables the user to report a spam to the ACMA with a single click.


The ACMA has launched SpamMatters. SpamMatters is a reporting button which enables the user to report a spam to the ACMA with a single click.

Once a user clicks on the SpamMatters button, it reports the spam email to ACMA and simultaneously deletes the spam.

Chris Chapman, Chairman of ACMA, said: “Spam reported using the button is provided in a format assisting forensic analysis, and the ease of reporting is expected to greatly increase the amount of spam reported to ACMA.” [Source]

The SpamMatters button is available to users of Microsoft Outllook and Microsoft Outlook Express.

The SpamMatters button is available automatically to users of Telstra. Telstra has made SpamMatters automatically available to:

– Telstra.com customers and
– BigPond WebMail customers.

LINKS:
For more information and to download SpamMatters, ACMA.

For more information on the Australian Communications and Media Authority, visit ACMA.

 

 

 

 

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