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From: Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net>
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Subject: Re: Amazon suit settlement.  Good news?
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:35:04 -0700, Kurt Busiek <k...@busiek.com>
wrote:

>That one is, yes, but there are apparently phishing spam efforts going 
>around claiming to be about the settlement, so people should be wary 
>anyway.
>
>If all the links go to actual places you know, amazon or apple URLs, 
>then it's the real thing. If it comes from somewhere like 
>"vertismail.com," it's phishing.

I would never hit any link from an e-mail like this - even after
verification.   The companies will give us credit that we can get from
their normal sites (whenever they are ready).

-- 
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than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace 
to the legislature, and not to the executive department." 

- James Madison