CAUCE

Oklahoma man wins $10 million judgement against a spammer

On Thursday the 22nd, Robert Braver, an Oklahoma ISP owner who is a long time activist against both spam and junk faxes received a default judgement of over $10 million against high profile spammer Robert Soloway and his company Newport Internet Marketing. Soloway has frequently been cited as one of the ten largest spammers in the world.

Braver originally filed his case in state court, but Soloway moved the case to Federal court earlier this year. Soloway was initially represented by attorneys, but the attorneys withdrew from the case and since then, although Solway said he'd be representing himself, he hasn't responded in the case, although he has been actively sending comments about it to usenet and mailing lists.

CAUCE offers advice on Katrina relief donations

Did you get e-mail asking you to contribute to Katrina relief? Unfortunately, many such requests are fraudulent.

After every natural disaster in recent years, spammers have always sent fake appeals, preying on the good intentions of generous Americans. It happened after the tsunami, and it was sadly predictable that it would happen now.

FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has a web page listing reputable organizations accepting donations. We encourage you to check their list before donating to a charity that you're not already familiar with.