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[Eric Smith CFP]

Thursday October 2 3:00 PM EDT 

AOL Sues Over The Air For "Junk" e-mail

DULLES, Va. - America Online said today it sued Over the Air Equipment of
Las Vegas for allegedly sending unsolicited bulk "junk" e-mail to AOL
members despite AOL's requests to stop.

The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia U.S. district
court, alleges Over the Air Equipment used "deceptive practices, including
falsifying e-mail transmission data, to avoid AOL's mail controls and to
repeatedly transmit vast quantities of unsolicited e-mail to AOL members,"
according to AOL.

No one was immediately available for comment at Over the Air. 

Bulk "junk" e-mail is also known as "spam." AOL said today's action is
part of its continuing strategy to fight the practice.

Copyright, Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved 

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