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On September 9, 2002 at 14:47 [email protected] ([email protected]) wrote: > On Mon, 09 Sep 2002 10:37:35 PDT, Al Rowland <[email protected]> said: > > How many (more) protocols are we willing to cripple in the name of > > fighting spam? > > Crippling protocols won't help, in the long run. What will help is > the use of a baseball bat, properly applied. Unfortunately, although > it would probably be *cheaper* to hire <insert ethnic organized crime > group> to simply whack the cluelessmailers.org list of top 100 > offenders, network providers fall into two distinct classes: You've certainly gotten to the heart of the problem, Valdis. The problem is we're up against a new organized crime on the internet in the form of scams and spams. And, although some won't like me saying this, having the technical community deal with these new criminals is a bit like sending the boy scouts after Al-Qaida. Unfortunately it's going to take a much harsher view of reality than "maybe this regexp will stop crime". -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | [email protected] | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 617-739-0202 | Login: 617-739-WRLD The World | Public Access Internet | Since 1989 *oo*
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