However, Jaynes ran head-on into an information superhighway road block when a Virginia judge sentenced him to nine years in prison for his November 2004 conviction on felony charges of using false IP addresses to send mass email advertisements (some just call it spamming). The conviction was a landmark decision, as Jaynes became first person in United States convicted of felony spam charges. Though his operation was based in North Carolina, Jaynes was tried in Virginia because it is home to a large number of routers that control much of North America's Internet traffic (it’s also home of AOL and a government building or two).

He should’ve Used Privacy Software During trial, prosecutors focused on three of Jaynes’ most egregious scams: software that promised to protect users' private information; a service for choosing penny stocks to invest in; and a work-from-home "FedEx refund processor" opportunity that promised $75-an-hour work but did little more than give buyers access to a website of delinquent FedEx accounts. Sound familiar? Anyone with an e-mail address has received countless messages originating from Jaynes’ operation. (If you’re still waiting on your privacy software to show up, it’s probably safe to stop checking mailbox.)

The new version of MailScan provides additional security features to allow users to monitor TCP connections on their systems, and use enhanced Anti-SPAM control to fight SPAM.

The new security feature interface displays all active TCP connections to your computer. It lists information about processes, protocols, local addresses, remote addresses and Process Status on computer. It allows you to identify any unauthorized access to your mail server and take effective counter measures to safeguard your system.