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AOL Sued For Over-Zealous Blocking

Posted by timothy on from the spy-vs.-spy-escalation dept.

mik writes "America Online has been sued by CI Host, a Texas-based hosting company for defamation, interference with contractual rights and unfair competition. CI Host has been awarded a temporary restraining order, though AOL has apparently not complied. This may be the first such in a series of suits leading up to, perhaps, to class-action status relating to AOL's recent zealotry in anti-spam policy resulting in the presumption that shared-hosting providers are guilty (of spamming) unless proven innocent."

6 of 546 comments (clear)

  1. Bout Damn Time by Sklein382 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now we just need to put together some kind of class action suit for them spamming my regular mailbox with those damn CDs

  2. Re:Anti-spam zealotry is a good thing by Rellik66 · · Score: 5, Funny

    wait a sec, I thought we hated AOL on even numbered days.

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  3. Just had to say by Faust7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    C I Host, one of the world leaders in Web hosting and Internet solutions, was awarded a temporary restraining order against America Online

    I can't be the only one that finds the concept of an online restraining order more than a little amusing.

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  4. Re:Anti-spam zealotry is a good thing by Gherald · · Score: 4, Funny

    > So what do you call getting numerous AOL installation CDs?

    Untargeted marketing.

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  6. Do you have to ask? by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 3, Funny

    Today's Monday. Is Monday a 1 or a 0?

    Monday is definately a zero.