The Spamhaus Project
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The Spamhaus Project is an international organisation based in the Principality of Andorra, founded in 1998 by Steve Linford to track email spammers and spam-related activity. The name spamhaus, a pseudo-German expression, was coined by Linford to refer to an internet service provider, or other firm, which spams or knowingly provides service to spammers.
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Founded | 1998 (1998) |
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Founder | Steve Linford |
Founded at | London, England |
Type | Nonprofit company limited by guarantee |
Focus | Fighting email spam and associated forms of computer crime |
Headquarters | Andorra la Vella |
Area served | Worldwide |
Method | Forensic investigation, real-time DNS blocklists |
Employees | 38 (as of March 2013)[1] |
Website | www |
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