Spammer Sentencing Guidelines

actaeon169 writes "The Register is reporting that the Feds are seeking public comment on a proposal to amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to deal with those convicted of violating the law set forth in the CAN-SPAM act. Here is what the Feds have to say."

Comments

Only if you put them in the right prisons

[Tau Zero]

For instance: it wouldn't be an appropriate punishment to take a pusher of Viagra and stick him in prison if e.g. he were gay, though males who peddle breast-enlargement devices belong there.

The sellers of compounds containing Ephedra or related herbs would probably be killed if they took enough. Sounds like a fitting punishment to me!

Last, the people who hijack other people's computers for use as either spam relays or HTTP proxies for spam sites ought to have to perform technical support to clean up those problems, 12 hours a day 6 days a week, for no pay.