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Pfizer and Microsoft go after Viagra Spammers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-many-jokes-so-little-time dept.

Weird_Hock writes "This story from Reuters tells about the joint effort from Pfizer and Microsoft to go after illegal sellers of Viagra. Pfizer is going after the sellers and Microsoft after the spammers. Looks like they're targeting both sides of the money chain."

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  1. Re:Stop taking the fun out of life! by lrwx · · Score: 2, Informative

    You still have sex! I guess if you are going with the sex, drugs, and rock and roll theme.

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    KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!!
  2. Everyone else against spam too: Earthlink & th by D4C5CE · · Score: 2, Informative

    In related news, simultaneously Earthlink (in an anti-spam coalition with Microsoft) also announced filing numerous lawsuits to hopefully litigate some major spam operations into oblivion.
    Winning these cases (and most importantly, many more) against the spammers would be much easier, of course, if the U.S. finally adopted an opt-in requirement as well, stating that there is no way you CAN SPAM, like in the EU where under a new agreement on anti-spam enforcement, one single complaint will now even suffice to send the authorities round to eradicate any remaining spammers' hideouts in 13 Member States at once.

  3. Re:Shouldn't the headline really read: by SirModem · · Score: 3, Informative

    Or...
    Pfizer and Microsoft rise to the challenge with barriers erect showing they have the balls to go down on these Viagra spammers.