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Beating the Spam Merchants

Posted by timothy on Thursday March 21, 2002 @08:14AM 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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$25 an e-mail?!? I'm rich! by Indras · 2002-03-21 08:17 · Score: 5, Funny

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

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Re:$25 an e-mail?!? I'm rich! by gorsh · 2002-03-21 08:41 · Score: 5, Funny

Better yet, send out an e-mail to everyone telling them about this great money-making opportunity!
Re:I would sue, but.... by dvdeug · 2002-03-21 08:43 · Score: 5, Insightful

And I don't put my e-mail in public places where spammers would look to pick it up. As far as I'm concerned if you get spammed, it's your fault.

I find it important that people reading my website can respond back to me. I don't see why me providing an email address so they can respond makes me at fault for getting spammed, any more than leaving a car in a parking lot while I shop makes me at fault for it getting stolen.