[SpamCop-List] Re: [MEDIA] FTC deal blocks company's pop-up ads

[Sean W]

"Paul Johnson" <baloo at ursine.ca> wrote in message
news:87y8kwjc75.fsf at ursine.ca
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> Redstone <redford_stone at INVERSE_OF_COLDmail.com> writes:
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>> http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/02/pop.upads.ap/index.html
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>> GREENBELT, Maryland (AP) -- A San Diego company has agreed to stop
>> bombarding computer users with Internet pop-up ads to advertise its ad-
>> blocking software, avoiding a court battle with the Federal Trade
>> Commission.
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> This is old news.  Slashdot reported on it days ago.
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/01/0222232
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Luckily my ISP blocks port 135 and 445 at the edge routers for all static
assignments (most of the broadband customers).
Messenger spam?  What's that? ;-)

-- 
Sean