Spam King Settles With Texas, Microsoft

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Matt Murray <mattm () optonline net>
Date: June 3, 2006 9:26:35 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Spam King Settles With Texas, Microsoft

One down, a million to go.

Matt Murray
MattM () optonline net

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-BRF-Spam-Lawsuit.html

June 3, 2006
Spam King Settles With Texas, Microsoft
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 6:42 p.m. ET

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- One of the world's most notorious spammers has  
settled lawsuits with the state of Texas and Microsoft Corp. that  
cost him at least $1 million, took away most of his assets and forced  
him to stop sending the nuisance e-mails.

Ryan Pitylak, 24, who graduated from the University of Texas last  
month, has admitted sending 25 million e-mails every day at the  
height of his spamming operation in 2004.

At one time, Pitylak was listed as the fourth-worst spammer in the  
world by the Spamhaus Project, a London-based international  
clearinghouse that tracks spammers and works closely with law  
enforcement officials.

The civil settlements were both reached last month in federal court.

As part of the settlement with Microsoft, Pitylak promised never  
again to send out false, misleading or unsolicited commercial e-mails.

Pitylak, who plans to help Internet companies fight spam, said he  
would sell his $430,000 house and a 2005 BMW to help pay his fines  
and legal bills.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press




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