Virginia Nabs Two Big Spammers
Two North Carolina men were indicted for violating the state's junk e-mail law by sending thousands of e-mail pitches for investments, software and other products, in what prosecutors said was the nation's first felony charges for unsolicited e-mail. --Virginia Nabs Two Big Spammers (Wired/AP)I'd like to think this will make a difference... maybe it will, maybe it won't.
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