No legitimate product has ever been sold with spam, nor would any ever be, because of the spam reputation. Much of it touts products that Attorneys General had long ago banned...Quack medicines, pyramid scemes, etc.
Every e-mail that says "I made $150,000 last year (stuffing envelopes at home/multilevel martketing/etc.)" gets sent right to the IRS.
Now I hate spam also. I get 50 to 90 a day on Yahoo. Yahoo puts in in the bulk folder and I just delete entire folder. Some get through 10 a day probably. But having said that, I am not sure I think it is wise to involve the government. They want their hands on the internet and this sort of thing is the best way for them to do it. Just think if we ask them to protect us from porn or direct marketing - what else will they feel we should be 'protected from'. Don't forget it is mind boggling at the number of people who can be offended by a number of things.
I am not sure the government is the answer. Maybe someone could invent a software program that could 'return' these every 5 minutes to the sender until the server is closed down. Maybe then the servers would be a little more discerning about their clients.
Seriously... What idiot would buy something from someone who will not let you know who they are, will not let you contact them by return e-mail, forges their identity to try to make you think you know them, and, if you have the know-how to see where the SPAM came from, normally sends their advertisements from Brazil, Asia, the Carribean or some other place where laws have no meaning. People buying from scum like this must be total idiots!!!
Patently untrue.
And I should know :)
I agree. I got this SPAM from edwardsforsenate2004.com.
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Dear Friend,
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As a U.S. Senator, I deal with these issues every day. I’d like to keep in touch with you to let you know what I think we should be doing and to find out what you think.
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