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Spammer Sues List Broker
BuckMulligan writes: "This article describes a lawsuit brought by a spam company against a list brokerage warehouse for selling e-mail addresses of persons who didn't opt-in. What this means is that those marketing lists created by data brokers aren't even accurate enough for sending spam."
This brokerage warehouse wouldn't happened to be called HOTMAIL.COM ... would it ?? ;-)
Maybe they could just send an email to everyone asking them if they've like to opt-in.
--It's Pimptastic!--
That all those fake addresses people have been 'seeding' the internet with have finaaly begun to have an effect. Maybe the whole industry will eat itself from the inside out. Hopefully the two sides here can sue each other to oblivion.
Do a google search before posting.
Drug dealer files lawsuit against drug supplier for selling him some bad weed, and some cocaine "padded" with baking soda and talcum.
A Google search did not return any information about Inurv Inc.
Personally, I think this is the best line in the whole article. Google, final proof that you do, or do not, exist.
42 - So long and thanks for all the fish.
I think it's like the check-boxes hidden between 3 flash ads of some photographically enhanced woman in an X-10 Cam advertisement that says, "YES I WOULD LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR STUPID NEWSLETTERS AND PLEASE SELL MY ADDRESS TO 3RD PARTIES IN ASIA".
;) The problem is that you don't know what you have to opt-out on until you start getting the spam, and by then it's too late.
If you don't specifically Opt-OUT, they opt you in by default
The best technique I have seen for this was a usenet
The poster had visited the websites the spammers were advertising (usualy p0rn sites) and collected legit e-mail addresses from the html source (usualy billing@ sales@ etc).
He/she added this to the usenet .sig (with the explanitory note) and let the spambots harvesting addresses do the work for them :-)
Anyone quoted by a reporter knows how little they understand
Don't believe what you read is the truth.
Oh, sh*t. A search for "Anonymous Coward" didn't turn up anything on Google either. I guess that means that either I don't exist.
Well, at least I can't get modded down.
Better yet, give us his IP address and we can let our fingers do the walking.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Mark Twain
Those checkboxes are usually worded as "I don't not want to be not subscribed to a mailing list that doesn't contain information about non-offers that I am not interested in from unselected partners who have no affiliation to you."
qslack.com
Eloi are stupid, throw morlocks at them!
Phillip-Morris claimed that they didn't know cigarrettes were addictive.
Napster claimed that they were unaware of people trading illegal music on their network.
What's next? Some crack dealer claiming that because he bought his stash from someone else, he assumed the other person was selling a legal product?
Gee...I should have bought those offered speakers off the back of that van that one time and then claim I thought it was a legit store.
A physical business fax-spammed you? That's great! Write them a polite note, explaining that sending bulk faxes is wrong. Attach a copy of their spam to it, with all identifying marks removed of course. Go to their office, tie it to a brick, and toss it through their damn window.
What's a plate glass window run, $100-200 dollars? If you do it in the winter, even better, no heat for the bastards when they come into work the next morning. Too many expensive lessons like that, and they'll quit.
Unfortunately, it's a lot harder to track email spammers. I usually try to have their accounts cancelled, but that's about it. Then a couple of weeks ago, some dumbass sent me one of those chain-letter "Buy Reports on Internet Marketing" pyramid scheme things. The one where you expect people to send you a five dollar bill in the mail. That's right, the moron attached his REAL ADDRESS. It's two hours from where I live, even better. Not worth a trip by itself, but if I ever happen to be in the area, I'll stop by. Saved the address.
Communication is only possible between equals
See, spam has already screwed up your ability to spell properly. It's 'pheromones'.
From: LendWare Info
To: waldoNO@SPAMwaldo.net
Date: 07/13/01 2:16 PM
Subject: Thanks for Applying for a Loan OnLine
Dear Waldo Merideth,
Replace with Lender Name Here is pleased to inform you that your online loan application has been received and we will be contacting you in the near future.
Thank you for choosing Replace with Lender Name Here
Sincerely,
Replace with Company President's Name Here
President
A spammer.. bought a product frequently offered in spam.. was upset when they discovered that the spam they bought into was misrepresented.. and sued... most likely.. another spammer.
Keep it up guys.. This takes care of the email listing spams... has someone's sex drive not grown by 581%?? You need to start suing!
-Restil
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