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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've just got my Karma back up to Positive... by FosterKanig · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and I've blown it with another first post!

  2. Matt Damon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Matt Damon

  3. Who are they suing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    TEENS4CHRIST! That's who!

  4. Re:Uh..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    he's just pushing his free flatscreen crap like they all do these days... if he wants to advertise, he should pay like the rest of them

  5. I. for one, welcome.. by khrtt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ..ehr, wait..