Archive for January, 2006
Phisher Busted
In other news on the legal front, C|Net News.com reports that the Feds have arrested an alleged Internet ID thief. According to the charges, Jeffrey Brett Goodin of Azusa, Calif., used the fraudulently obtained information to make unauthorized charges using the credit and debit cards of his victims. He allegedly tricked his victims, all America [...]
Maryland’s Spam Law is Constitutional
Just came across this news story. Eric Menhart and a Frederick (MD)-based Internet service company sued Joseph Frevola and First Choice Internet, Inc., of New York, for $168,750 after receiving what they claimed were 83 spam emails. The suit was originally dismissed in the lower court when it ruled the statute it was based upon [...]
Sen. Stevens demands online porn rating system
UPI is reporting that Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) is demanding an online porn rating system Back when I worked the other side of the abuse desk, we had an internal motto: “We surf bad porn so you don’t have to!” So, my guess is that Senator Stevens can’t figure out what makes good porn. Therefore, [...]
NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST
In the spirit of the Sir Denis Thatcher 419 scam, we have a new one seeking to reward my benevolent efforts with money beyond my wildest dreams. The email is below the fold. And here are some things to note about it: 1. All typos were in the email 2. The Attn. field is left [...]
Sometimes you just feel stupid
Way back when we first moved our small home-based business to our own colo’d server, we set up a Mailman mailing list for announcements, COI and everything. When customers started complaining that our announcements were going to Yahoo’s Bulk folder, we contacted Yahoo through normal channels and got on their whitelist. Fast forward several months. [...]
White Buffalo Loses Again
With one line, the United States Supreme Court has shutdown White Buffalo Venture’s attempt to spam the students that the University of Texas at Austin. This line was included on page 4 of the Monday, January 9, 2006, Order List under the heading of “Certiorari Denied”: 05-520 WHITE BUFFALO VENTURES, LLC V. UNIV. OF TX [...]
