************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** EarthLink wins 'Buffalo Spammer' case EarthLink, one of the U.S.'s largest Internet service providers (ISP), on May 7, 2003, won "monetary damages and injunctive relief" against Howard Carmack of Buffalo, N.Y. - also known as the 'Buffalo Spammer' - in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. Mr. Carmack was ordered to cease his spamming activities and pay EarthLink $16.4 million in damages for using "stolen credit cards, identity theft and other illegal means to purchase hundreds of Internet accounts in order to send out 825 million unsolicited commercial e-mails." EarthLink plans to tackle the growing spam problem with a three-pronged approach: litigation, technical solutions and legislation. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/1000272.htm EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com> +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING | http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp | | PREMIUM EDUCATON VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING | | FEATURED MERCHANT VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com VENDORS REACH THE EDUCATION MARKET FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING Find PREMIUM & FEATURED MERCHANT LISTING ALSO http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>