The arrest of a man accused of sending millions of ads for an Internet site is raising questions about the legal boundaries of spam e-mail, which Japan's bombarded public has dubbed "nuisance mail."
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the 45-year-old South Korean national, identified as Yoshiaki Cho, was detained on Oct. 1 for allegedly deluging mobile phone users with more than 3 million e-mails touting his dating and adult entertainment Web site.
The mail caused a data logjam that froze computers at Plala, a Tokyo-based Internet service provider, and Cho is being held for obstructing the server's business.
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