SEATTLE — Charges against a man accused of being one of the Internet’s most notorious spammers could spell relief from millions of unwanted message clogging e-mail in-boxes, computer security officials said on Thursday. ‘This is a great day for the Internet,’ said Patrick Peterson, vice president of technology for IronPort Systems, which provides e-mail and Web security products. ‘Everyone involved in clapping those handcuffs on (him) are heroes.’ Robert Alan Soloway, 27, is currently being held without bail after his initial appearance in U.S. District Court here on Wednesday. Soloway was indicted by a federal grand jury on 35 counts that include mail fraud, wire fraud, fraud in connection with electronic mail, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Consumers may not immediately notice much change in the amount of e-mail-borne spam, because there are other, even bigger spammers out there, Peterson said. But the long-term effect from Soloway’s arrest could be great, he said. ‘The message it sends is going to have a much bigger impact than what we see in our in-boxes, which is undetectable,’ Peterson said, adding that he have recently seen more aggressive efforts by federal authorities to combat the scourge. […]