Earthlink wins $16M against Spammer

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  1. Trekari

    Trekari What's a Dremel?

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    A district court in Atlanta has awarded EarthLink $16 million in damages against a New York state man that it alleged used illegal means to send out more than 825 million unsolicited e-mail messages, commonly referred to as spam.

    The court also permanently banned the defendant from spamming and from a host of related activities. These include distributing mass e-mail software and selling e-mail addresses, according to Pete Wellborn, legal counsel for EarthLink and the company's lead litigator in the case.

    Yes!! Down with spammers!

    Read the rest of the article here:

    http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,110627,00.asp
     
    Trekari, 8 May 2003
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  2. -Rx-

    -Rx- What's a Dremel?

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    Cant be a bad thing :rock:

    Would be nice to see more spammer get hit right in the pocket like that.
     
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  3. ndtinker

    ndtinker Car Washoholic

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    Woo-hoo! One less spammer. Now only 8 million to go... And I'm on Earthlink. Too bad I'm getting just as much spam (about 75% pure crap.)
     
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