Russian spammer found beaten to death

[BlueJazz]

Th top of the story says:"One billion email users under suspicion as police launch inquiry"

Snip>One of Russia's best-known spammers has been found beaten to death in his apartment in central Moscow, according to police reports.

Snip>Kushnir is alleged to have sent millions of unsolicited emails offering English classes at the American Language Center run by his company. The emails were rumored to have hit every PC in the country at least once.

I figured this was bound to happen one day...

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2140340/russian-spammer-murdered

[Zensea]

1. This article is from 2005

yeah, I guess it was bound to happen one day.

[BlueJazz]

5. Ah...Didn't pay any attention to the date...sorry..

[Ghost in the Machine]

2. some people just don't like spam.. the meat(?) or the mail

What annoys me worse is those damned fly-in ads, I hate them worse than pop-ups, which I hate with a passion. One thing I've always said.. you'll never find a pop up or fly-in ad on ANY of my sites...

[walldude]

9. Firefox... kills most pop-ups and spyware

I get very few pop-ups and much less spyware since I started using Firefox...

[Eugene]

3. That story is from 2005. It was a robbery.

Infamous Spammer's Death Not Connected To Internet - TechWeb, July 26, 2005

[Truthiness Inspector]

6. Maybe they heard he was a spammer

and were just looking for some canned meat products? :shrug:

[dweller]

4. now i know what to respond with ...

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2140340/russian-spammer-murdered

hell, that story would even make a good spam message.
dp

[unkachuck]

7. does this....

....or did this, mean less spam? I'm getting more than ever....

....we should investigate and see if any professional believes the widespread use of this method could reduce spam worldwide....

[petronius]

8. Finally, a chance to use this smiley:

:nopity:

(Seriously, I am not happy this guy is dead, but spammers make me :argh: )