Why Isn't SPAM Regulated Like Fax?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday October 29, 2002 @09:00PM from the it's-not-that-easy dept.

byronne asks: "It seems like spam has escalated so much lately that it seems to actually become a quantifiable bandwidth waster. The less bandwidth available, the less productivity due to spam-dedicated bandwidth is lost. Being primarily a phone system transmitted medium, why can't unsolicited junk email be regulated and controlled like junk fax? Just a simple question that I haven't seen anybody ask or relate together." SPAM is becoming more and more of a problem with today's e-mail. I used to find e-mail a valuable tool for communication, but even with filters, folders and SPAM software, I spend more time culling my inbox than I do reading mail (and if I see one more mail with "allhallowmas" in the title, I'm going to go postal!). Is regulation the answer? Many people fear such a move, but might it be time to give it some serious thought?

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Re:It doesn't help by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-30 00:53 · Score: 1, Funny

Either you can't trace the spammers, or they're sitting in some obscure Caribbean country where your legislation has no power.
If you've trace the spammer to a place where your legislation has no power, then the local police or local version of the Tonton Macoute can be hire to home deliver a capsicum and sawdust enema and a lecture on the evils of spamming.