[Bobby777]

HELLO SENATORS ... no "do not spam" list is necessary ... fine the company using the spam service $10 per unsolicited email ... for a company sending 8 million spams per day out of somebody's garage, it will get prohibitive real quick .. same with sole proprieterships ... give a 60-day grace period from Nov 1. ... then go get 'em Jan 1 ... (actually that's probably 61 days or so) ...

this will stop 90% of all spma ... in country or offshore if the company is American-based ... for other companies, blacklist their IP ...

[xrp]

blacklist their IP

Hahahahaha...and shut down the Internet?

Spoofing...

Compromised systems...

Relaying...

[Action-America]

his will stop 90% of all spma ... in country or offshore if the company is American-based ... for other companies, blacklist their IP.

I hate to disillusion you, but none of those ideas will work.

1. The major spam operators are already making plans to offer anonymous offshore services to US spammers.
2. Blacklists have a worse record than no filtering at all. According to a 2001 study, one of the oldest and best known blacklists, MAPS RBL, blocked only 24% of spam, with 34% false positives (false positives are good email that is blocked).

There is a better way to stop spam, that does not involve government or blacklists and it's just around the corner. See post number 48 for information on spam filters that fight back.