[P1] anti-spam

[Jack Rodgers]

On Dec 29, 2003, at 1:58 PM, Don Hinkle wrote:

> Why can't anti-spam workers simply forget trying to chase down the
> forged headers and find the URL that spammers always list, which offers
> a real hit, and shut down that site?
> thanks,

That's along the line of an idea I have promoted for some time...

A commercial spam includes one or more:

A phone number
An address to send a check
A contact email address
A web site to visit

If spam were declared illegal if it contained fictitious email 
addresses, etc. then it would seem quite simple to use any of the above 
info to arrest and prosecute the person who is paying for it to be 
sent. That person cannot hide easily nor can a website.

The recent US Congress attempt to legitimize spam avoided these 
concepts. It is the person who is paying for the spam that should be 
prosecuted, as well as the spammer. Make the punishment severe for the 
payer with a lesser punishment if they identify the spammer.

If you have a phone number, contact the phone company or state 
regulatory agency and tell them about it. The mailing address, contact 
the post office. Etc.

Heck, if I could make any money compiling such lists and submitting 
them, I would. Do you think people would donate any money to finance 
the project?

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