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Spammers Stoop To New Low

Posted by Hemos on from the using-the-law dept.

mathowie writes "I received an unsolicited spam this week from MonsterHut, extolling the virtues of their "products" which are "email marketing" (they're a spam cannon). After reporting it at Spamcop, I received an interesting email from their bandwidth host. It seems that before they could cancel MonsterHut's account for violating their terms of service, MonsterHut began suing them. The worst part? A judge granted MonsterHut a temporary restraining order, forcing Paetec to keep their site online while they continue spamming, before Paetec even knew about the suit. Paetec is collecting affadavits from people that received the spam, so if you did, fill one out. It may be their only chance against the court. How far will spammers go to get their word out? When's it going to stop?"

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  1. OT: Microsoft QotD by imipak · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    A Microsoft lawyer was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 this morning and he came out with this classic:
    "We have by far the most open system!"
    John Franks, Head of EU law, Microsoft.
  2. This post will bring you luck! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But it is your choice whether the luck will be good or bad! Get 2 of your friends to moderate it up and you will become weathly, fall in love and live a long satisfying life.

    If you moderate this post down, terrible things will befall you and those you care about. Your closest friend will fall ill, your pet will die and you will be condemed to a life of pain and suffering. Choose wisely.

  3. It is not Spam, no really. by Codeala · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Did anyone actually read the thing! It is "permission-base commercial email", damn it! Not only did they include a REMOVE line at the bottom of each email, they put one on TOP too! WOW! These are obviously nice decent people...

    ... just kidding. DIE SPAMERS DIE!

    --

    Codeala - Just another mindless drone
  4. The Truth by pantherace · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey morons, If you don't want spam, don't post your email everywhere. (And if you have to, use filters)

    They have the same rights to send email as you do. However, in this case (violation of terms of service) they should lose their net connection, because they violated the contract.