Let's just rewrite all our operating systems to prevent any possible viruses from affecting the system. SPAM is an arms race, so every time an anti-SPAM solution is created, it is circumvented. You have to remember that spammers make a lot of money from their "profession" and they are going to find a way to keep that money coming in. Remember, email is not the only way we are bombarded with unwanted advertising. TV (commercials, informercial scams), Snail Mail (junk mail), Phones (Salesmen). If there is a way to communicate to a large audience quickly and easily, people are always going to find ways to abuse it.
My question is this: What can we really do to make sure that spammers are unable to send their email? Although current mail protocols were not built with security in mind, they have been built upon with mail server applications that handle spam filtering, blocking, etc... And every one of these features can be bypassed.
I'm not saying that we should just give up. I've been researching anti-spam solutions for over a year now, but we have to understand that people are smart, no matter what side they are on (spammer or anti-spammer) and they will find a way around one another.
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Let's just rewrite all our operating systems to prevent any possible viruses from affecting the system. SPAM is an arms race, so every time an anti-SPAM solution is created, it is circumvented. You have to remember that spammers make a lot of money from their "profession" and they are going to find a way to keep that money coming in. Remember, email is not the only way we are bombarded with unwanted advertising. TV (commercials, informercial scams), Snail Mail (junk mail), Phones (Salesmen). If there is a way to communicate to a large audience quickly and easily, people are always going to find ways to abuse it. My question is this: What can we really do to make sure that spammers are unable to send their email? Although current mail protocols were not built with security in mind, they have been built upon with mail server applications that handle spam filtering, blocking, etc... And every one of these features can be bypassed. I'm not saying that we should just give up. I've been researching anti-spam solutions for over a year now, but we have to understand that people are smart, no matter what side they are on (spammer or anti-spammer) and they will find a way around one another.