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AOL Wins Anti-Spam Case

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-righteous-to-me dept.

saikou writes "CNet writes in this story: 'A Virginia federal court awarded America Online nearly $7 million in damages as part of the Internet service providers' legal victory over a junk e-mail operation, AOL said Monday.' Now, given tough times we should see more and more ISPs sue (and, hopefully win) the evildoers if not for their users mailboxes sake, then for their own budget. How long until there will be a major ISP whose plans include discounts for spam-fighters? (Help us to sue every spammer than sent mail to you and get $9.95 disount on your next bill :) )"

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  1. FP for Love! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I love you Katie! Two in one day! Get it in ya!

  2. In Soviet Russia.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You thank people when they send canned meat. :)

  3. I had sex last night. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And again this morning. And I didn't need Linux to do it. Just thought I'd share.

    1. Re:I had sex last night. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      With a real live girl no less. I ought notta forgot that part...

    2. Re:I had sex last night. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      was she the $20 or $50 dollar type?

    3. Re:I had sex last night. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Neither, but his arm is still sore.

  4. Re:Now to get back at the millionare spammer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    John Stockton says, "Hey, look at me - I'm a little teapot, I'll run right up your dress!"

    But then, Olden Polynice says, "I'm not gonna pay a lot for this muffler!"

    But then Karl Malone says, "Sweet Sassy Molassey! You are gonna pay a lot! And the cost is gonna be prohibitive!"

    Jazz wins, 99-93!

  5. Elphants deserve love too by bryan1945 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    because they are so great as to make love to pigs, and the wonder that is that love. My ring makes short people pee in their pants. My friend HAL fucked himself and I got thrown into some blackhole shit.... not real fun, by the way- do you have any idea how "God" aliens probe you first?!?!!?

    Wait, AOL wants to give anal love to more subscribers?!? Well, hell, what reasonable would not WANT THAT MUCH LOVE IN THE anal love canal??!?!

    You people are sooooooooo short sighted!

    Sigh....

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  6. Re:i'm so confused by jez9999 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'll launch a complaint. They don't allow you to have a standard internet connection, which can be configured straight from your OS. Instead, they use propriatory protocols, and force you to install and run THEIR software in order to connect. Combine that with the facts that that software then uses up a big chunk of bandwidth downloading ads, and that *.aol.* is banned from quite a few services such as IRC, and you've got a pretty crappy ISP. How anyone who seriously uses the internet can stay with them is beyond me.

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    Do you miss Firefox? Try Pale Moon.