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Beating the Spam Merchants

Posted by timothy on from the boilss-your-heart-cockles dept.

Crowbraid writes: "Well-written column by Margie Boule from the Portland Oregonian about an individual who got tired of getting spam, sued the company for $25 an email, and won." See also Bennett Haselton's anti-spam page, where he has details on "pursuing the anti-spam lawsuits on four separate fronts." (Those lawsuits were mentioned a few months back.)

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  1. $25 an e-mail?!? I'm rich! by Indras · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh my god, I'd better call my lawyer... I may already be a millionaire!

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  2. Re:$25 an e-mail?!? I'm rich! by gorsh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better yet, send out an e-mail to everyone telling them about this great money-making opportunity!