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UN Takes Aim At Spam Epidemic
clester writes "CNN reports 'The United Nations is aiming to bring a "modern day epidemic" of junk e-mail under control within the next two years by standardizing legislation around the world to make it easier to prosecute spammers, a leading expert said Tuesday.' The full story reports that as much as 85 percent of all e-mail may be categorized as spam and that the problem is rapidly spreading to cell phones in the form of text messages..."
I hope the legislation has teeth, and not just false promises, like some of the UN security council resolutions against Saddam...
I have a better idea, find and raid half a dozen spammers (or the companies that hired them) and get from there computers the details of everyone who ever bought something from a spam email. Then just quietly have everyone you know redirect all their spam on to these people. Without spam being effective, they will just give up.
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We're all saved right?
Why is this needed? How much spam do most of you actually get?
My hotmail account: I get maybe 3 spam's per month.
My "regular" account (at work with no spam filters in place) that I use 99% of the time: I have gotten about 10 Spam's in the last 3 years.
Are the majority of the people actually getting spam posting your email addys in public message boards for the spam-bots to harvest?
I have been using the internet since '96 and spam has never really had an impact or effect on my usage.
"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." ~Plato (427-347 BC)
god damn imbicle.
As much as I'd like to see the spammers spend time in Abu Ghraib prison, the thought of the UN doing ANYTHING scares me.
Give me my freedom, and I'll take care of my own security, thank you.
Well of course - they're spics. Not too smart to begin with, and the idea that there's an easier way of shopping than going to a web site - having the deals come to you! - really appeals to their lazy side.