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"Spam King" Agrees to Stop Spamming For Now

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the break-in-the-action dept.

Sandman writes "The AP is reporting that so called "Spam King" Sanford Wallace has agreed to stop spamming... at least temporarily until the FTC suit is settled" At best this is a precursor of things to come, and at worst it's a nice break.

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  1. Too little too late by albn · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They can give restaining orders all day long, but the spyware, adware and other crap is still on many boxes still generating ads for him.

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  2. "Spamford" Wallace has promised to stop before... by martinbogo · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Most likely, he's working out a way to offshore the whole operation into a shell corporation in the Bahamas, and will (again) laugh his way to the bank.

    Infecting the net with spyware, choking the backbones with spam. Making his money in the sleazebag way he always does.

    This doesn't change anything.

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  3. obvious next step by ChipMonk · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Don't settle the suit. Drag it on forever.

  4. yeah, right by elmegil · · Score: 4, Insightful
    at worst it's a nice break.

    Because we know there's no way he's passed off his lists and primary business to someone else, a partner or whatever, so that the revenue stream just gets transferred away from him while he's under investigation.

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  5. A Friendly Reminder by Lead+Butthead · · Score: 4, Insightful

    a. Spammers lie.
    b. See "a."

    Conclusion: Stop spamming as in stop spamming from US?

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  6. Re:"Spamford" Wallace has promised to stop before. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful
    remember, this is the same dude who invented the junk fax, who was one of the first into spam, and now proven to be into sinister bots. death is too good for him.

    I think you're overreacting just a tad. Maybe the slashdot hive mind thinks it's alright, but I don't see how you could ever equate mass unsolicited e-mail being worth someone, anyone's, life.

    I know I'll get modded down (AC, Karma is preciousss), but speaking as someone who was recently robbed, sure, I want financial restitution (I liked the first part of your post), but I don't think the hooligans who did it should pay with their life; and trust me, the burglary bugged me a lot more than the hundreds of spam I got that day.