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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."

4 of 234 comments (clear)

  1. Re:spim spam by ackthpt · · Score: 0, Redundant
    spim is instant messenger spam for anyone confused.

    I'm confused why we need another name for a known plague. Spam is Spam.

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  2. Winner: Forbidden Words 2004 by OccidentalSlashy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Stip siying spim!

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  3. Re:why i instead of a? by skest · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They are a lot closer together if you're using a Dvorak layout. And yes, the parent should have at least RTFB (read the fucking blurb).

  4. No... by itistoday · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Of course not! It's the low-carb version!

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