AOL Sues Five 'Spam' Companies (1 Viewer)

MarkHastings · Apr 15, 2003

Hopefully AOL will use all of its power to destroy these unwanted spammers.

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brentl · Apr 15, 2003

Let's hope this is just the early stages of an end to SPAM.

Brent

Thomas Newton · Apr 15, 2003

The article refers to

1 billion junk e-mail messages promoting mortgages, steroids and pornography

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Jeff Kleist · Apr 15, 2003

Isn't this kinda hypocritical? I bet AOL's sent out at least 1 billion unwanted CDs

MarkHastings · Apr 15, 2003

I bet AOL's sent out at least 1 billion unwanted CDs

LOL

I guess it's funny how we don't mind physical junk mail as much as junk email, but the physical junk mail only comes once a day, no Sundays and not on holidays. Imagine if the internet were that way

Also, at least the junk mail that comes to my house is for things that I might actually use...Email spam has never tempted me one bit.

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Glenn Overholt · Apr 15, 2003

Mark, you could look at your mail just once a day, and never on Sundays or holidays.

Glenn

Ryan Peter · Apr 15, 2003

I guess it's funny how we don't mind physical junk mail as much as junk email

Speak for yourself, the wasted resources that go into those stupid CDs along with how they must just pile up in the landfills makes me cringe when I think about it.

Spam is just annoying and avoidable.

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Frank Anderson · Apr 16, 2003

Isn't this kinda hypocritical?

Recently AOL made a big deal about their popup stopper. On average they have at least three of their own when I check AOL mail from work.

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SteveA · Apr 16, 2003

Email spam has never tempted me one bit.

Well, I have to admit that the spam e-mail promising a 12-inch "member" did intrigue me a little bit, but in the end I decided that chopping off 3 inches was probably a bad idea!

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Anders Englund · Apr 16, 2003

Well, I have to admit that the spam e-mail promising a 12-inch "member" did intrigue me a little bit, but in the end I decided that chopping off 3 inches was probably a bad idea!

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Mike__D · Apr 16, 2003

Speaking of unwanted snail mail...

I'm sure people have seen the Captial One No Hassel TV Ads - "What's in your wallet". They forgot to mention that until you DO get the card, they WILL hassel the shit out of you. I get 2 to 4 peices a mail from Capital One once a week! My name is in their database twice! With slightly different spellings for my address

NO HASSEL MY ASS!

Mike D.

Marvin · Apr 16, 2003

Recently AOL made a big deal about their popup stopper. On average they have at least three of their own when I check AOL mail from work

And not only is that annoying, it's also pointless. If you're already checking your AOL mail, why would you need to sign up for AOL?

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Jeff Kleist · Apr 16, 2003

I ask that same question when my brother gets "join the navy" letters when he's been at sea for 6 months now

MarkHastings · Apr 16, 2003

If you're already checking your AOL mail, why would you need to sign up for AOL?

LOL. Kind of like the cable tv ads on cable channels (like Comedy Central and ESPN). What's the point? If I didn't have cable tv, then I wouldn't see those ads.

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Ricky Hustle · Apr 16, 2003

Spam is just annoying and avoidable.

I agree. I hit the delete button and away it goes. Why do people get so bent out of shape about it? Sure, I'd like it to go away, but I don't understand the people that take the time to phone ISP's or hosting providers to complain. It takes much less time to hit the little 'x' in Outlook, no?

Physical spam is far more bothersome to me.

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MarkHastings · Apr 16, 2003

Why do people get so bent out of shape about it?

One virus and your screwed.

Also, I have Yahoo account (with limited space) and if I don't check it in a while, it fills up and I am no longer able to receive new mail.

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Dave Gorman · Apr 16, 2003

One virus and your screwed.

That's why 1) I don't use Outhouse or Outhouse Express, and 2) I don't open any attachments I'm not expecting, especially from anyone I don't know.

As for spam...

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MarkHastings · Apr 16, 2003

I don't use Outhouse or Outhouse Express

Best move anyone can do , but spam still SUCKS no matter how you look at it. Just like tellemarketers, Why do I have to pay (for the service that blocks anonymous calls) for my privacy? These spammers should start paying me for all the time they wasted in my life :frowning:

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