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Scott Richter talks about spam, spammers, and how he's making the Internet a better place. Although he's been called the Spam King, been labeled one of the most prolific spammers in the world by Spamhaus 's Registry of Known Spam Operations, and been sued for spamming, Scott Richter calls his business electronic marketing. His company, OptInRealBig.com, sends more than 100 million e-mail messages every day. He is settling a lawsuit filed against him by Microsoft Corp. and the New York State Attorney General. An edited transcript of PC World's (U.S.) conversation with Richter follows.