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Are You Being Served? Don't Open That Email!

Posted by timothy on from the imagine-future-spam-subject-lines dept.

An unnamed reader writes: "A federal appeals court has ruled that legal documents can be served by email. Since the party had no physical address, the court ruled that email was a viable option. So, before you open that next email, you might want to consider if it's something you might want to avoid! And it wouldn't be spam..."

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  1. Microsoft strikes again.... by Ogrez · · Score: 1, Funny

    Microsoft convinces the DOJ that all email servers HAVE to be exchange... so they can enforce return reciepts on the email papers they are serving... Next stop, outlook becomes a federal regulation on all computers... please not the preview pane.. anything but the preview pane...

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    Fire in the hands of the village idiot is no tool, but a weapon of mass destruction
  2. Enlarge your penis - GUARANTEED! by mossmann · · Score: 4, Funny

    You've been served.

  3. A short future scenario in haiku form... by MonkeyBot · · Score: 2, Funny

    Opening email,
    I realize she found me,
    Child support sucks ass.

  4. Easy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "The sender of this summons has requested a return reciept. Send return reciept?"

    (click)

    NO

  5. i sense trouble... by jeffy124 · · Score: 2, Funny

    during the initial Bernie Shifman exchange several months ago, he asked for someone's address for legal contact. Anyone else catch what I'm fearing....?

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    The One Rule Of Chess You'll Ever Need: Don't play someone who carries a kit in their bookbag.
  6. How long untill we see... by josquint · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... online restraining orders?
    Food for thought... "dont come within 2 subnets of this server under penalty of law"

  7. Re:Prove I opened it by Zeekamotay · · Score: 3, Funny

    All the Pine, Elm, and Mutt users are chuckling right now...

  8. Subpoena Assassin by gabbleratchet · · Score: 2, Funny

    X-Subpoena-Checker-Version: SubpoenaAssassin 0.15

    X-Subpoena-Report: 9.9 hits, 6 required;
    * 1.1 -- BODY: Refers to you as 'the first party'
    * 4.5 -- BODY: Contains many words like 'whereas' and 'aforementioned'
    * 2.0 -- BODY: Text is in ALL CAPS and poorly formatted
    * 1.1 -- BODY: Includes a link to a reputable law firm
    * 1.2 -- OTHER: Looking through your files, and it appears you've been BAD

  9. or worse... by theConstruct · · Score: 4, Funny

    Enlarge your subpoenas - GUARANTEED!

  10. US Government meets Visual Basic by s20451 · · Score: 1, Funny

    I send you this subpoena in order to have your advice.

    See you later. Thanks.

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    Toronto-area transit rider? Rate your ride.
  11. The return of MS BOB by prizzznecious · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It looks like you are frantically trying to erase the record of your having been electronically served papers. Would you like help with that?"

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    visit the hwky website for a lyrical genius infusion.
  12. I can here it now... by leinerj · · Score: 4, Funny

    The new AOL email notification!
    "You have subpoena"

  13. In the Offices of Andersen... by Captain+Large+Face · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine it....:

    You have 1 Unread Mail Message and 1 Unread Subpoena.
    Would You Like to Start Your Virtual Shredder?