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Old 09-24-2004, 11:10 AM
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Microsoft just lunched 9 new spam law suites bringing it’s count up to 100 law suits against spammers 70 of witch are against us companies. Of the 9 law suites Microsoft just lunched one is against a hosting firm that offers “bullet proof” hosting for spammers their server is located in china.

This hosting lawsuit is the first of it’s kind, if successful it will open the door to hosting liability for spammers and be major progress in the war against spam.
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Do you have any reference links on these suits, ghg?

I am particularly interested in the Chinese suit. It will be interesting to see how they can handle this when the hosting companies are in other Countries, particularly China.
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I don't know if this is the same article GB was talking about but maybe it will help.

Microsoft Sues Web Hoster over Spam
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I is funny that Microsoft is going against spammers, when they are selling illegally obtained email lists.

Has anyone got an email that is from LISTBUILDER???

Well, surprise, that is MICROSOFT.
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I don't know if this is the same article GB was talking about but maybe it will help.

Microsoft Sues Web Hoster over Spam
Thanx Wen.

The suits are in Seattle's King County Courthouse. Been there once. ;-)
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"Has anyone got an email that is from LISTBUILDER???

Well, surprise, that is MICROSOFT."

Yes, and beware that many Macro virus and zombie computer are also run with VBS M$ technology.
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In fact, do you get spam on Windows OS?

Surprise, that is Micro$oft too LOFL
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A good start... well done Microsoft.

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Stories of related interest

I do not think Microsoft has reveled the details of all the law suites they are involved in.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5128806.html

http://www.spambutcher.com/misc/rmkoq.html

http://www.varbusiness.com/article/s...cleId=18830320

http://www.burst.com/new/newsevents/...orthbayviz.htm

http://www.techimo.com/newsapp/index.pl?photo=12032


not much information has surfaced yet when it does I will post what I find.

An interesting FAQ from the charged company.

http://www.cheapbulletproof.com

Frequently Asked Questions


1. What are your rules?
Your site or email promoting you site cannot contain Scam or Anti-China content. All emails must contain a working removal link.
We require you to act legally and ethically in the running of your sites and the sending of your email. Unethical schemes (scams, illegitimate offers, etc) will not be tolerated.



2. Where are your servers based?
China.



3. What operating system do your servers use?
Red Hat Linux 9.0 and Windows server 2000



4. Is there a limit on the amount of email I can send?
No.



5. Can I send bulk email from the server?
No. You may under no circumstances send bulk mail using the server. It is provided only for hosting, not sending.



6. How come your prices are so low?
Most "bulletproof" hosts are made to jump between connectivity providers and countries very frequently to avoid being shut down. In comparison, we are allowed by our upstream to operate freely and openly. This makes our operation simple and reliable.



7. Can I get a discount on multiple accounts?
Sorry, we cannot offer discounts at the moment. Our pricing is already extremely competitive.



8. How can you ensure my site will not get shut down?
Our ISP allows us and our customers to send bulk email. They will never shut us down due to complaints. Most other so-called "bulletproof" hosting providers cannot guarantee this.
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1. What are your rules?
Your site or email promoting you site cannot contain Scam or Anti-China content. All emails must contain a working removal link.
We require you to act legally and ethically in the running of your sites and the sending of your email. Unethical schemes (scams, illegitimate offers, etc) will not be tolerated.
Sounds like a Standard No-Compete clause to me. ;-)
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