How to Kill Spam Without the State

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday October 2, 2003 @08:41PM from the at-least-bruise-it-real-good dept.

WaxParadigm writes "The Colorado Freedom Report, an online libertarian publication in Colorado, has an article today about How to Kill Spam Without the State. Will our heavy-handed attempts to stop spam through legislation have the outcome we desire?" The article advocates putting the burden on the end user, saying "We must also take personal responsibility to kill spam. We can't pretend the politicians will do it for us. Their incentive is to develop a cute re-election flyer, not solve the problem. If you're still tempted by the political approach, ask yourself one simple question: who is more technologically savvy, your average spammer or your average politician? There are steps each of us can take to kill spam, and to help foster a culture that encourages spam killing." While this forgets the onus of spam on the ISP and telco companies, it should well be part of a multi-tiered plan against spam.

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I'm tired of hearing everyone whining about spam by shrugwhaa · 2003-10-03 05:16 · Score: 0, Troll

I have 6 e-mail addresses.
I get spam on ONE e-mail account. Deliberately.

I DON'T get spam on MY e-mail accounts.

I DON'T use spam filters, neither personal nor
my isp's.

If I HAVE to fill out a form I use the damn spam
address and check it the next day.

I HAVE been on the net for over 10 years and I
will continue to shake my head and call you
folks morons until you get a clue.