fines
"Herbal King" Ringleader Fined $15 Million
Spamhaus writes: "The Herbalking aftermath continues with a federal judge ordering ringleader Lance Atkinson to pay the FTC a hefty US$...
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November 2009
alan ralsky
Ralsky Gets 51 Months in Prison
Alan Ralsky, a pump-and-dump spammer noted by Spamhaus as one of the world's top ten worst spammers for " quite some time ," i...
ask al
Ask Al: Delivering a Monthly Newsletter to 350 People?
Lynn asks, "Al, I'm hoping you can help me out. I belong to a group that has a mailing list of 350 people. Every month the group se...
mickey chandler
O HAI TAG44 WTF?
My friend Mickey Chandler mentioned to me that TAG44 emailed him yet again . They're apparently still putting a stupid "this is n...
fisue syndrome
Loren McDonald on FISUE Syndrome
Yesterday, Loren McDonald blogged about "FISUE Syndrome." What is it? It's where a recipient "Forgot I Signed Up for Ema...
ask al
Ask Al: What are filters checking?
Jerry writes, "Al, a recent email from 'Get to the Point' quoted you as below. My question is this: What, exactly , are spam [...
ask al
Breaking News: Spambag is Still Dead
Mangesh writes, "Can you verify and help me out to remove my exchange server at IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX from blacklist.spambag.org? ...
laura atkins
The Legitimate Email Marketer Isn't
As Laura Atkins points out , everybody who uses the phrase "legitimate email marketer" seems to have some huge horrible problem ca...
karmasphere
Karmasphere Reputation Services Shutting Down
Karmasphere, founded in 2005 by Meng Weng Wong as a reputation service provider, provided some neat tools, allowing any Joe internet user t...
article
Two New Zealand Spammers Fined
Vincent Hannah of Spamhaus reports : "Two New Zealanders well known to Spamhaus have been fined for their roles in the biggest pharmace...