on 4/30/03 6:25 AM, John Hudson at 13874@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
They won't be able to get the offshore senders, but there's still plenty to
go after in -this- country. Between 20% and 400f the email that I get in
this account is spam every day... that's probably 50-75 messages a day. I
don't read it, won't buy from any company that's sending it or mentioned in
it, but it still comes. I have an AOL account, that despite being used only
by family gets about 75pam, or more. There's probably 100 messages a week
into that account, and fewer than 5 will be legitimate in any week. IMO,
tools like the software will help, but as long as it is practically
cost-free and risk-free to the sender to spam out millions of messages at a
time, this won't go away. If a few of the 'big-time' spammers lose it all,
then the problem might slow down.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 April, 2003 09:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Speaking of spam
>
>
>> This from the Associated Press today. In light of yesterday's
>> discussion of spam-blocking software, I thought this might be of
>> interest. There's more to the story, but I played editor and cut
>> it short.
>>
>> RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Internet mavens who clog computers with
>> massive volumes of unsolicited e-mail pitches now risk landing in
>> prison and losing their riches under a tough Virginia law signed
>> Tuesday.
>>
>> The penalties can apply even if the sender and recipients live
>> elsewhere because much of the global Internet traffic passes
>> through northern Virginia, home to major online companies such as
>> America Online and MCI and a conduit to major federal
>> communications hubs in neighboring Washington and its suburbs.
>
> How in heaven's name is some DA in Virginia going to prosecute a spam sender
> in Outer Mongolia and a recipient in the Central African Republic where by
> chance the message ripples through some wiring in Virginia !! .........
>
> jh
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