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Spam King Lives Large off Others' E-Mail Troubles

An anonymous reader writes "Those who are fighting spam will tell you that one of the most notorious spammers out there is Alan Ralsky. Well, the Detroit Free Press has a very interesting article on him. This guy is about as unrepentant as they come, and he's saying he wants to branch out into delivering pop-up spam via the Windows Messanging service present on most Windows boxes. If you sysadmins out there have been wavering about whether to block spam-friendly networks, read this article, then go to The Spamhaus Project and SPEWS and start getting IP ranges to block." Update: 11/25 12:35 GMT by H : Yep, it's a dupe. Nope, I haven't had my coffee yet.

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  1. Leading the Slashdot horse to water... by 5n3ak3rp1mp · · Score: 0, Troll

    Alan Murray Ralsky
    AKA Allen M Ralsky

    DOB 29-MAY-45
    SSN 358-36-7717

    New home purchased 9/2002

    Sale record:
    Buyer: ALAN MURRAY RALSKY

    Buyer Mailing Address: 6747 MINNOW POND DR, WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48322

    Seller: BING CONSTRUCTION CO

  2. Pete and Repeat by Zed2K · · Score: 0, Troll

    Pete and Repeat went into a bar, Pete came out, who was left?