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Re: Slaton spam: Why don't we use our collective power?
Subject:Re: Slaton spam: Why don't we use our collective power? From:"Scott, Vester" <vscott -at- RPSPO1 -dot- ATLANTAGA -dot- ATTGIS -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 18 Aug 1995 09:36:00 PDT
Count me in for $5. I strongly agree about the value of a legal precedent.
-Vester
vester -dot- scott -at- atlantaga -dot- attgis -dot- com
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From: GKeith
To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Slaton spam: Why don't we use our collective power?
Date: Thursday, August 17, 1995 4:51PM
> Any New Mexico lawyers out there?
> If so, I suspect you'd get 1500+ names on a petition for a
> class-action lawsuit pretty quick right about now (I'll join in
> gladly). I'd vote for trying to recover damages, but even a
> cease-and-desist order would be nice. It would make a mighty fine
>legal precedent too!
I'll chip in my $5 to build a healthy retainer for someone to fight this
case. If we had all one thousand-plus list members at $5 a crack, we'd have
$5000 to get rid of Jeff Slaton's hourly sales pitches AND set a precedent
to deter others. Anyone else willing to chip in? Anyone in New Mexico know a
New Mexico lawyer who'd be willing to take this on? It could be a fairly
high-profile case if it was successful....
Greg
Gregory Keith
Documentation Specialist
Delrina Canada
gkeith -at- delrina -dot- com
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