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Well,
I take issue with the person who implied that because spamming is illegal then your response should be as well. What right do we have to commit a possibly illegal act in retaliation of an act made against us? When do two wrongs make a right?
However, before you decide what to do, it is a wise choice to take a hard look at what the email sender did. Was it spam or was it not spam?
What is spam?
According to Dictionary.com, spam is unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail.
That said, the real question here is whether what you received was sent indiscriminately and whether it was unsolicited. In my opinion, the other issues appear to be satisfied.
Have you filled out a form on a website? Were you aware of their privacy policy? Perhaps you consented to the email and thus it would not have been unsolicited. You may have consented by filling out such a form on a website, giving someone your email address... I could come up with hundreds of examples but the idea here is that you turned over your email address. Logically, if you turn over your email it makes sense that you are consenting to receive email at that address unless you expressly state otherwise.
Were the emails indiscriminate? Perhaps you were targeted by the email senders for a quality or feature of yours. In this instance, the email you received might not have been indiscriminately sent because the sender discriminated by choosing who to send to and who not to send to.
My point here is that we call things spam without stopping to analyze whether something really fits the definition of spam at all. Surely, if after evaluating the emails they turn out to fit the definition of spam then maybe you could sue the sender. In this instance I would consider trespass, interference with contract, trespass to chattels, etc..
Course of Action
Is Spam illegal? If so, spam is illegal (meaning a criminal wrong) and the emails are spam, then attempt to have the sender prosecuted for their action. Call your local police and say you were spammed. I have a serious doubt about those emails being considered illegal although they may be spam.
Ask a lawyer for more information if you really want to go after a "spammer". Don't just become another vigilante attempting to defend yourself because in the long run, that hurts us all, not just the spammer.
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sama: :thumbdown: 
