AOL Spammers Scram?, Fool.com, 28 Dec 2004

“It has recently put money behind initiatives to make its users' inboxes safer places, such as a new, free antivirus package as well as its recent acquisition of anti-spam specialist Mailblocks. However, there are definitely other factors at work: Some are directly related to AOL and others aren't. For example, there has been increased law enforcement directed at spammers, like this recent arrest that sounds like a small coup when it comes to nailing virtual villains…Of course, with any luck at all, there's also the glimmer of hope that Internet users will stop responding to spam altogether (unless they're messing with spammers' heads, like this enterprising gentleman, though the practice of baiting spammers certainly can't be recommended).�

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