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Network Associates Aquires Deersoft Inc.

Posted by chrisd on from the hope-that-they-don't-ruin-it dept.

Duncan Findlay writes "Network Associates Inc. has just acquired Deersoft, Inc., which is known by many as the creator of SpamAssassin Pro, the proprietary (Windows) version of the GPL/PAL licensed SpamAssassin (Mirrors: Eastern US, Europe). It seems that we may see parts of SpamAssassin under the McAfee name within 6 months. You can also read the story at Yahoo or at Reuters. Unfortunately, the SpamAssassin trademark was owned by Deersoft, so hypothetically, NAI could force us to call the Open Source project something else!"

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  1. So, not "spamassassin" by JanneM · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about "CannedHamHitMan"? It rhymes at least...

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    1. Re:So, not "spamassassin" by bofkentucky · · Score: 2, Funny

      It is not Ham or any pork product, SPAM is an acronym for Squirrels, Possums, and Mice, 2 rodents and a marsupial, not a swine in the lot of them.

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  2. Now... by elixx · · Score: 3, Funny

    With each purchase of NA Sniffer Pro, you get a complimentary copy of "Deer Hunter"! Absolutely /FREE/! What a bargain!

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  3. Speaking of trademarks... by Anand_S · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since Hormel Foods owns the name "Spam," couldn't they force Network Associates to call their product "Nasty Synthetic Luncheon Meat Assassin"?

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

    They killed SpamAssassin! ;-)

  5. call... by m1chael · · Score: 2, Funny

    it spamo-blamo!

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  6. I really need to wake up... by ItsBacon · · Score: 2, Funny

    I first looked at the headline and thought it said Network Solutions acquires Deersoft, Inc...

  7. More spam from NSI, film at 11... by Snover · · Score: 2, Funny

    "YOUR DOMAINS ARE EXPIRING! RE-REGISTER THEM NOW WITH NETWORK SOLUTIONS! ONLY $35/YEAR! THAT'S LESS THAN $($) PER DAY! ...if you do not wish to receive these messages, please purchase SpamAssassin. Now available for only $250."
    And then, of course, NSI is whitelisted in the SA database through some "mysterious corruption".

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