Posted on 06/01/2005 10:04:20 PM PDT by Salvation
I've often said that the best way to combat spam is to fine the companies that the spam advertises for. Forget about going after the spammers themselves.
I suppose one could worry about a competing company sending out spam for another company, in order to get their competition in trouble. That would be easy enough to prove though, given the order originally placed by the competition. At any rate, with a sharp decline in demand (on the advertising end) for spam, all those spammers would dry up and close up shop, so there probably wouldn't be that much corporate espionage.
Other than that, it's a perfect plan! If the UN could just get everyone in their little debate society to just agree to THIS, then they'd actually prove a little worth in my eyes.
Of course it's not going to work though, because, well it's just too simple.
Interesting tie in with fertility rates being the best long term solution to a lot of moral ills also. I've never thought of that. Something to be happy about, to be sure (if the numbers are right).
It can be a REAL pain!
Thanks for that suggestion.
**... It is pretty much unavoidable.**
Send multi users messages by using the BCC option. Then all the addresses and names aren't out there.
In the To: spot -- send it to yourself or (Undisclosed Recipients)
Excellent suggestions!
**I've often said that the best way to combat spam is to fine the companies that the spam advertises**
That would be outstanding! Especially with the pop ups.
Yes, but...
It is the other people sending out messages with my Email address included, not me.
bttt
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