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MS Gets $7 Million From Spammer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the a-nice-chunk-of-change dept.

pin_gween writes "Reuters UK reports that Microsoft has settled its spam suit against Scott Richter for $7 million. From the article: 'Microsoft and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer had sued Richter in late 2003, asserting that he had sent, or helped other spammers send, billions of e-mail messages to consumers touting everything from herbal products to loan consolidation schemes.'"

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  1. Notable exception! by bani · · Score: 4, Informative

    Note that the settlement doesn't prevent richter from spamming.

    From TFA:
    Nevertheless, Richter said that he and his company had changed their e-mailing practices and pledged not to send spam to anyone who has not asked to be sent commercial e-mail.

    So supposedly, from now on he will only be mailing to users who have "opted in". Hmm.. sounds familiar.