[Declude.JunkMail] VA law leads to 9 years of jailtime

[Andy Schmidt]

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Hi,

 

remember the discussion several weeks ago - how VA law has a chilling effect on spammers, many of whom have cleaned up their mailing lists to remove aol accounts?

 

"Jeremy Jaynes was convicted in November for using false Internet addresses to send mass e-mail ads through a server of Internet service provider America Online, or AOL.

A jury had recommended the nine-year prison term.

Virginia, where AOL is based, prosecuted the case under a law that took effect in 2003 barring people from sending bulk e-mail that is unsolicited and masks its origin."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/04/08/spam.sentence.ap/

Best Regards
Andy Schmidt

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