By John Oates
Published Wednesday 26th January 2005 09:57 GMT

Two members of the Alabama Spam Ring, really, have paid undisclosed damages to Earthlink and signed a court order promising to never send another spam email.

Earthlink began legal action in February 2004 against the Alabama Spammers - so called because of their use of phone lines around Birmingham, Alabama. The Alabama Spam Ring, comprising 16 individuals and organisations, sent more than 250 million unsolicited emails. The lawsuit accused Damon DeCrescenzo and David Burstyn of using false names and addresses to try and hide their identities. They used dynamically-hosted websites to advertise Viagra, herbal supplements, matchmaking and spam services. Story Continues ...