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AOL Sues Spammers

Posted by timothy on from the pink-mist dept.

mabu writes "Prompted by what they're reporting as over eight million complaints and the result of over a billion inbound junk e-mails, according to this press release, America Online is now stepping up its battle against spam by initiating five lawsuits against over a dozen companies and individuals. Let's hope this is the beginning of a more aggressive effort on the part of ISPs to prove to their users that they are seriously interested in addressing this issue, and at its source. I've maintained that this has never been a freedom of speech issue. It's more an issue of mail relay hijacking, forging header information, and exploiting third-party networks and resources. Perhaps if more ISPs took action, we might see the backbone providers doing so as well?"

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  1. Is this a repeat? by amarodeeps · · Score: 2, Redundant

    I think?

    1. Re:Is this a repeat? by VivianC · · Score: 1, Redundant

      Just think of it as /. spam.

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      Viv

      Gmail invites for ip
  2. Re:Arg!!! by meme_police · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What do we hate more? Dupes on Slashdot.

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    The meme police, They live inside of my head

  3. It's a.... by bengoerz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    dupe, dope.

  4. I hate dupe posts more :) by @madeus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Who do we hate more? /. editors who post dupes!

    I waste _way_ more time on them that I do on SPAM :)

  5. Re:May as well be the first to say it by Slurpee · · Score: 0, Redundant


    This has been discussed before. You aren't charged for the cost of AOL cd delivery, so it's not the same as spam.


    What about the damage to our environment caused by junk mail?

  6. Re:May as well be the first to say it by Slurpee · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Last time I checked, all of those CDs came postage paid

    What about the cost to the environment caused by junk mailers?