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MAPS and Experian Settle Lawsuit

dbrower writes: "Experian is trumpeting a settlement with MAPS here, where MAPS agreed not to blackhole them without a court order, and agreed that Experian didn't need to do opt-in. Looks like a loss to me."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    bitches!

    1. Re:fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      sp biatches!

  2. MMM PENIS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i want to suck it HARD

    1. Re:MMM PENIS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You'll have to wait till Taco and JonKatz are finished, I'm afraid.

  3. I hate this crap by CitznFish · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WTF is a PosterSubj Violation? Is that like a TPS report?

    FREEDOM!!!!

    (I hate replying to these posts)

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    'mmmmmmmmm.... forbidden donut'
  4. netmeeting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    has anyone successfully used GnomeMeeting with NetMeeting? Including working audio, video, chat?

  5. Re:Double opt-in? What the hell? by RollingThunder · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    I believe what they call "double opt-in", is this:

    You punch in an email address at the webform.
    Their system sends a confirmation email, with a token of some sort, to that address.
    You reply, with said token, and the address is confirmed and added to the list.

    It's not that hard, and it also allows you to get your ass off a list even if you don't send from that address any more - if you get the emails forwarded, it's all good.

    Now, if MAPS was demanding something more (and I half expect they may have, it seems to me they've been constantly increasing their requirements), that's unreasonable. But simply verifying that the stated account really wants on the list isn't a huge deal, nor is it hard for the user - AND it pays off for the sending servers, as they spend less time spinning their wheels on bogus/broken addresses.

  6. Re:For those who are confused: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Eat shit, you unfunny bastard.

    heh.. for some reason i was just reminded of the sceme from The Jerk where the gunman was shooting at Nevin. "OH MY GOD, HE HATES THESE CANS!"

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  7. Stephen King, author, dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  8. the 'christian' web site by dfenstrate · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I went there, and found their page disgusting. So I penned the following response:

    First,
    Let me say that I am pro-life. If you can't handle the responsibility of raising a child, then don't have sex, or use one of the many effective forms of birth control out there.

    That being said, you people are sick. You press for the murder of your brothers and sisters. May I remind you that Jesus also said, "Hate the sin, but love the sinner?" and that God alone will be our Judge? It is blasphemy that you claim to be on God's side. Crimes against society are punishable by society, -by the government, the just representative of the people. Crimes against God are punishible by God only. And before you lambast our government, I'd like to point out yet another quote of our Lord Jesus: "Render unto Ceaser what is Ceaser's" In simpler terms, let the government do it's job.

    If you wish to see those involved in abortion punished in the here and now, then your only just course is to press for abortion to be banned.

    Until then, Keep your venom to yourself. You are no better than the islamic fanatics who ran airplanes into the world trade center, and I hope you have Christian brothers and sisters who can teach you the true meaning of "Love thy neighbor." Your extreme tactics only cause you to be dismissed (and rightly so) by all as sociopaths (unable to distinguish from right and wrong. i.e. murder == wrong. pretending to act for God == wrong). You are terrorists, and as you've seen lately, nothing disgusts our great nation more than those who try to enact change by terror.

    May you find peace and love,
    Michael Gregory

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    Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be the name of a store, not a government agency.
  9. Re:MAPS must have been scared by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Egads... that sounds like Scientologists... [The purpose of a lawsuit is not to win, rather, to harass and force an opponent into submission] Paraphrased L. Ron Hubbardspew

  10. ^ MOD THIS UP ^ by Dwonis · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Mod that one up!

    That's an interesting idea. It actually sounds solid, too.

  11. Re:Free speech? by RoaminCatholic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, the majority of the "crossed out" people are women who died during abortions, *not* murdered abortionists.

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  12. Re:MAPS settled by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I guess you don't have car insurance.

    Why the hell should your rates go up collectively because you're lumped in with all the other 16-15 yr old males who don't know how to drive?

    What about ISPs who shut down DHCP addresses for ignoramuses/idiots who have CodeRed/NIMBA/et al. and can't/won't turn off IIS? Equally as heavy-handed, for many of the same reasons.

  13. Re:Another enemy of MAPS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Funny as she first tells about her mom dead from cancer and later refers to her parentS