Spam Flows Despite High-Profile Arrest

June 1, 2007 By ANICK JESDANUN , AP Internet Writer Spam Flows Despite High-Profile Arrest

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. (AP GRAPHIC)

(AP) -- Junk e-mail continued to land in mailboxes around the world Thursday, despite the arrest a day earlier of a man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers.

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