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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. But I won't get my spam :( by Blapto · · Score: 5, Funny

    I *need* to know Candy misses me!

  2. Spam King??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't vote for him!

    1. Re:Spam King??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The lady of Hormel, her arm clad in the purest shimmering spyware, held aloft v1agr_a from the bosom of the net, signifying by Divine Providence that he, Spamford Wallace, was to be your spam king

  3. "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.

    --
    "Don't worry about the problems you have in mathematics, I assure you mine are much greater." - Einstein c.1919
  4. Interesting article from '99 about Wallace. by PocketPick · · Score: 5, Informative

    Gotta love this:

    "I'm not spamming again," Wallace said in an interview with CNET News.com. "I am the most antispam person alive because of the trouble my old company got into."

    Apparently he didn't mean it.Here's the full article: http://news.com.com/Is+the+king+of+spam+back+in+bu siness/2100-1023_3-220427.html

  5. Follow the Bouncing Malware! by Cef · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Internet Storm Centre's "Follow the Bouncing Malware" diary entries (written by Tom Liston) covers passthison.com (which belongs to Spamford). Quite a good read.

    Following the Bouncing Malware: Part I
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-07-23

    Following the Bouncing Malware: Part II
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-08-23

    Following the Bouncing Malware: Part III
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-11-04

    Following the Bouncing Malware: Part IV
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-11-24