Yahoo, ISPS to Gang Up on Spammers

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Sunnyvale-Based Yahoo Teams with Top ISPs to Sue Spammers

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Several prominent Internet service providers, including Sunnyvale-based Yahoo, America Online, Earthlink and Microsoft, have teamed to file lawsuits against hundreds of habitual Internet spammers. The companies say they have shared information and resources in targeting several hundred defendants, who they say collectively sent out millions of unwanted commercial e-mails to their subscribers in violation of the new U.S. "Can Spam" Act. The law, which went into effect Jan. 1, allows for harsh new penalties against large-scale spammers that use fraud, deceit and evasion to try to send junk e-mail to consumers. "Congress gave us the necessary tools to pursue spammers with stiff penalties, and we in the industry didn't waste a moment," said Randall Boe, AOL's executive vice president and general counsel. The suits have been filed in California, Georgia, Virginia and Washington state.

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