Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:37:52 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Kirk Strauser" <kirk@strauser.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: how to deal with spam for good? Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNMELFFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <200503101341.49900.kirk@strauser.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Kirk Strauser > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:42 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: how to deal with spam for good? > > You know, I'm no longer sure that's true. I think that spam > will stick > around as long as stupid business owners continue to get suckered into > thinking that it's a legitimate means of marketing. One of my > associate's > customers (a brick and mortar store) was being sweet-talked by > a spammer > into sending a series of broadcasts. In this situation, the > spammer would > profit off the ignorance of that *business owner*. Even if > 100% of the > messages were blocked, he'd still get his pay for performing > the "service". Didn't anyone tell your associate's customers that spamming is now a felony? And, even if they hire a spammer to do it for them, the law still prosecutes them for the spamming? Ted
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