Business? How much business is gained from SPAM? 90% of it is PORN or Drug Advertisements for penis enlargement, viagra, etc. The other 10% of it is stuff like Illegal black boxes and mortgages, refinancing etc.
The same idiots that use the businesses that come from SPAM mail, are the same idiots fallign for chain letter scams etc.
90% of SPAM is nothing I need or would want. So I should receive 10 to 20 emails a day for stuff I ahve no need for?
Where is my moral right, not to open up an email and all of a sudden see soemoen getting blown? If it's not me on the receiving end why should I care.
If 90% of SPAM was good business most people wouldn't care... but it's usually PORN, SCAMS, Illegal business, and then what is left over might be useful.
It's like Block all the bastards and let God sort em out.
Personally, I don't care what steps they take to stop SPAM. If people took the time to inform spammers to just add a mandatory remove list to each spam (THAT WORKED!) I would say SPEWS are unnecessary.
However, with the amount of junk I receive and have to filter everyday, I think SPEWs are doing what is necessary to wake spammers up. The fact that they bulk with fake accounts and are genreally sending you unwanted adsthem no sympathy from me. They didn't ask me if I wanted their bullshit... so why would I care if SPEWs persecute them on the highest level.
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Business? How much business is gained from SPAM? 90% of it is PORN or Drug Advertisements for penis enlargement, viagra, etc. The other 10% of it is stuff like Illegal black boxes and mortgages, refinancing etc. The same idiots that use the businesses that come from SPAM mail, are the same idiots fallign for chain letter scams etc. 90% of SPAM is nothing I need or would want. So I should receive 10 to 20 emails a day for stuff I ahve no need for? Where is my moral right, not to open up an email and all of a sudden see soemoen getting blown? If it's not me on the receiving end why should I care. If 90% of SPAM was good business most people wouldn't care... but it's usually PORN, SCAMS, Illegal business, and then what is left over might be useful. It's like Block all the bastards and let God sort em out.
Personally, I don't care what steps they take to stop SPAM. If people took the time to inform spammers to just add a mandatory remove list to each spam (THAT WORKED!) I would say SPEWS are unnecessary. However, with the amount of junk I receive and have to filter everyday, I think SPEWs are doing what is necessary to wake spammers up. The fact that they bulk with fake accounts and are genreally sending you unwanted adsthem no sympathy from me. They didn't ask me if I wanted their bullshit... so why would I care if SPEWs persecute them on the highest level.