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AOL Files First Spim Lawsuit

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the we're-not-gonna-take-it dept.

Iphtashu Fitz writes "CNet News is reporting that 4 major internet providers - AOL, Earthlink, Microsoft, and Yahoo, have filed another bunch of lawsuits against spammers. What makes this round interesting is that AOL has filed the first ever lawsuit against against spam that targets Instant Messenger clients, or spim. So far spim has only affected relatively small numbers of users but the problem is growing, which is why AOL is targeting it now."

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  1. I never had a problem with spim by riceboy50 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's kind of a cool MIPS emulator, but maybe AOL just couldn't figure out how to work it. :-)

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  2. Spim? by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Who do I talk to about these stupid names? It should be imSpam

    imSpam, spam i am
    i'd like to sell you
    c1al1s and a s3x cam

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