Spammers ordered to pay $1 billion

[Corey Bryant]

Seems about time:
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- A federal judge has awarded an Internet service provider more than $1 billion in what is believed to be the largest judgment ever against spammers.

Fulll story: http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/18/spam.lawsuit.ap/index.html

Maybe this could be the end of everyone telling me I need a Rolex? :)

[Alex]

I doubt the ISP will ever see the whole sum. But this might scare some of the spammers out there a bit.

[Jamie]

Great news in my oppinion.


Maybe this could be the end of everyone telling me I need a Rolex?


Strange you should say that, I have had 3 emails of this nature over the last day, I have never had any watch emails before this.

[Corey Bryant]

Strange you should say that, I have had 3 emails of this nature over the last day, I have never had any watch emails before this.
I get about 50 a day. I have not worn a watch since about December 31, 1999, when Y2K took mine out :D

All of them get thrown into my junk mail box, just have not had the time to set up an email filter for those

[the_pm]

Yes, but make sure you filter the following as well:

ro!ex
ro1ex
r0lex
r01ex
roleks
etc.

Stupid spammers.

[Pauly]

Finally!