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habeas corpus - 1465, from L., lit. “(you should) have the person,” in phrase habeas corpus ad subjiciendum “produce or have the person to be subjected to (examination),” opening words of writs in 14c. Anglo-Fr. documents to require a person to be brought before a court or judge, especially to determine if that person is being legally detained. From habeas, second pers. sing. pres. subjunctive of habere “to have, to hold” + corpus “person,” lit. “body.”

More generally, habeas refers to appealing to a higher power when an injustice has been done.

The California anti-spam law doesn’t violate the “dormant commerce” clause of the Constitution. Subtle stuff. Tom Paine complains about the complete lack of Congressional action.

Deersoft launches SpamAssassin Pro. I came up with the name, and I highly recommend the software.

Suing spammers with state laws is a great start to ending the scourge. Remember, you get the behavior you tolerate and the behavior you incentivize for. Here’s the same author comparing anti-spam tools.

Hard to believe that VirCom will compete effectively with SpamAssassin.