This is a spam. I got one after complaining about a `normal' spam. The law firm and Samsung were not involved in sending it as far as I (and one of the spam lists) know. -- Alan Thew [log in to unmask] Computing Services,University of Liverpool Fax: +44 151 794-4442 On Sat, 9 Aug 1997, Mary Schweitzer wrote: > I've received two of these today -- the first had return-path to > [log in to unmask]; the second is as I've copied below. Curious > if anybody else on this list has gotten one. I haven't sent anything > to the aol address listed because I'm not sure that's not someone who's > been set up; I haven't written Samsung for the same reason. Do I > write netcom, or just see how this thing plays out? anybody got any > answers, or have I missed some posts? I am, of course, assuming this > either is Samsung responding to a SPAM and getting the SPAMmees instead > of the SPAMmers, or it's a full-fledged creative SPAM in an effort > to create a mailbombing. It's a beaut. But it could get annoying. > -- Mary > > ------forwarded message--------- > > Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> > Received: from web1.asia1.com.sg (web1.asia1.com.sg [203.116.23.60]) by > ixmail7.ix.netcom.com (8.7.5/SMI-4.1/Netcom) id MAA18584; Sat, 9 Aug > 1997 12:57:02 -0700 (PDT) > From: [log in to unmask] > Received: from web1.asia1.com.sg (1Cust19.max42.los-angeles.ca.ms.uu.net > [153.34.91.19]) by web1.asia1.com.sg (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id > DAA24963; Sun, 10 Aug 1997 03:54:54 +0800 (SGT) > Received: from mips-1.sailahead.com (mips-1.sailahead.com [199.107.95.10]) by > sailahead.com (8.8.5/8.6.5) with SMTP id GAA08906 for > <[log in to unmask]>; Sat, 09 Aug 1997 > 10:47:21 -0600 (EST) > Date: Sat, 09 Aug 97 10:47:21 EST > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Cease And Desist Flaming > Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > X-PMFLAGS: 34666848 0 > X-UIDL: 3273376668a65eb1890m0762123a > Comments: Authenticated sender is <[log in to unmask]> > X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 > > On behalf of our client, Samsung America Inc., ("Samsung") > we hereby request that you cease and desist all > inflammatory internet hacking, telephone hacking, flaming, > jamming, and other illegal activities. > > If you have responded aversely to a recent bulk email > message from our client, Samsung America, Inc., or from any > of its subsidiary companies, then you may be one of the > people who has performed fraudulent and actionable > transgressions, thereby causing severe harm to our client. > > Your email name was provided as being suspected of > connection to various acts of internet terrorism. Your acts > are illegal. > > Several messages have suggested that Samsung and/or its > subsidiaries, including but not limited to Sailahead Global > Emporium, www.sailahead.com, and Samsung Electronics, > www.sosimple.com, violated US Federal Laws through > activities commonly called "spamming." This allegation is > unfounded in the law, as spamming is a protected activity > under the laws of free speech. > > Our client has asked us to inform you that all of your > future correspondences should be directed to their counsel: > > Russell L. Allyn, Attorney at Law > California Sate Bar Number (SBN) 143531 > Katz, Hoyt, Seigel & Kapor LLP > Los Angeles, CA > [log in to unmask] > 310-473-1300 > 310-473-7138 (fax) > > All incidents of internet terrorism will be prosecuted > where possible, and reported to appropriate law enforcement > authorities as warranted. > > Please consider this as your notice to cease all attempts > to harm multi-national corporations who conduct legitimate > commerce on the internet. > > Russell L. Allyn, Attorney at Law >