In the news (was Re: Music Match Discontinues Platinum Service !)

"Vaneyes" <vaneyes@xxxxxxxxxx> appears to have caused the following
letters to be typed in
news:1122317677.837510.181690@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> On another note, as follows, a subject also close to your heart.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Russia's Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered in Apartment
>
> MosNews - July 25, 2005
>
> Vardan Kushnir, notorious for sending spam to each and every citizen of
> Russia who appeared to have an e-mail, was found dead in his Moscow
> apartment on Sunday, Interfax reported Monday. He died after suffering
> repeated blows to the head.
>
> Kushnir, 35, headed the English learning centers the Center for American
> English, the New York English Centre and the Centre for Spoken English,
> all known to have aggressive Internet advertising policies in which
> millions of e-mails were sent every day.
>
> In the past angry Internet users have targeted the American English
> centre by publishing the Center's telephone numbers anywhere on the Web
> to provoke telephone calls. The Center's telephone was advertised as a
> contact number for cheap sex services, or bargain real estate sales.
>
> Another attack involved hundreds of people making phone calls to the
> American English Center and sending it numerous e-mails back, but
> Vardan Kushnir remained sure of his right to spam, saying it was what
> e-mails were for.
>
> Under Russian law, spamming is not considered illegal, although
> lawmakers are working on legal projects that could protect Russian
> Internet users like they do in Europe and the U.S.

Dammit, why can't we get service like that over here?

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Hey spammers, look what happened to Vardan Kushnir. You're next!

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