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Spam and the Law Conference Report

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the frank-and-open-exchanges dept.

Cowards Anonymous writes "The Guardian has a story about a spam and law conference, recently held by the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy, in San Francisco. The conferences are usually attended by anti-spammers, from the major ISPs, and spammers; and are an attempt to bring the two sides together. The article's author notes 'It's oddly intimate, watching the spammers and the anti-spammers mill around each other like this. It feels like a temporary ceasefire in a vicious war that to most of us seems to be a stalemate.' Also in attendance was infamous spammer Scott Richter, or 'high volume email deployer' as he wished to be called on his recent Daily Show appearance. Surprisingly the anti-spammers didn't tear Richter to pieces with their bare hands."

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  1. I've got lots of ammo.... by Jason+Straight · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I'm waiting for spammer season! :)

  2. "High Volume Email Deployer" by Slashdot+Hivemind · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow. Spam AND bullshit management speak. How many reasons to kill(sorry, terminate with extreme prejudice) him do we need?

  3. Oh Scott Richter by hambonewilkins · · Score: 3, Funny
    Scott Richter, or 'high volume email deployer' as he wished to be called on his recent Daily Show appearance.

    Where, it might be noted, it became clear he didn't have a whole lot of experience with the "clitorious."

    The best was hearing Rob Corddry say "clitorious" back to him, and Richter not batting an eye. Perhaps the solution to getting this guy to stop spamming is to get him some lovin'? Preferably human?

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  4. Re:Scott Richter: A "Good" Spammer? by Naffer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yesterday I received 144 pieces of Spam. Taking into account that there are 1440 minutes in every day, I get a piece of spam every 10 minutes.
    My current total is 18,212 pieces since 11/19/2002. 8,000 of which arrived just since the begining of January. If it wasn't for SpamBayes, I probably would have abandoned email altogether by now. These guys are rubish.

  5. Richter is a funny guy. by stecoop · · Score: 3, Funny

    Surprisingly the anti-spammers didn't tear Richter to pieces with their bare hands

    I wonder if Richter is bigger than they expected or will there be a mysterious freak mishap in San Francisco involving rapidly expanding gases in a container when he start his car? All in all he is funny for going ya know...

  6. Re:Pictures? by chadjg · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, but I found a guy that can print images on long thin strips of soft paper.

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  7. Well? by Chris+Acheson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Surprisingly the anti-spammers didn't tear Richter to pieces with their bare hands.

    Well, what kind of weapons did they use, then?

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  8. Re:Scott Richter: A "Good" Spammer? by Jade+E.+2 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Most spammers take great lengths to hide their identity, and are scared to even tell their family what they do for a living.
    <<Cue violins>>

    Man: Mom... I... I'm sorry. I can't hide it anymore. I... I'm a spammer.

    Mom: I... was afraid of that. I mean, I suspected but... I just didn't want to find out. Didn't want to be sure. I had hoped... it would never come to this. I'm sorry.

    <<She reaches into her handbag, pulls out a revolver>>

    Man: Mom! No! NO!

    <<BANG>>