The saying “Don’t mess with Texas” took on new meaning this week as the Lone Star State’s attorney general sued a college student and his alleged accomplice, accusing them of being among the world’s most prolific senders of unsolicited e-mail. The lawsuit is an application of the federal Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act. It represents the first suit against accused spammers in the State of Texas.
Suit Alleges Spammers Messed with Texas
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 14, 2005 01:32 PMThe saying “Don’t mess with Texas” took on new meaning this week as the Lone Star State’s attorney general sued a college student and his alleged accomplice, accusing them of being among the world’s most prolific senders of unsolicited e-mail. The lawsuit is an application of the federal Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act. It represents the first suit against accused spammers in the State of Texas.