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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. 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>>