Microsoft is attempting to stop spam by limiting the number of emails that can be sent using Hotmail, its free email service. Now, "free e-mail users won't be able to send to more than 100 e-mail addresses in a 24-hour period."
Of course, unless I'm mistaken, there's no limit to the number of Hotmail email accounts you can create, so this may not help a great deal.
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