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Subject: Re: Is mailback validation still safe?
From: J C Lawrence <claw @ kanga . nu>
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 09:58:42 -0800
To: murr rhame <murr @ vnet . net>
Cc: Chuq Von Rospach <chuqui @ plaidworks . com>, list-managers @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: Message from murr rhame <murr@vnet.net> of "Sat, 09 Dec 2000 07:57:14 EST." <Pine.SOL.4.10.10012090735370.29043-100000@katie.vnet.net>
References: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10012090735370.29043-100000@katie.vnet.net>

On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 07:57:14 -0500 (EST) 
murr rhame <murr@vnet.net> wrote:

> Your analysis looks reasonable at first glance.  As you mentioned,
> most spammers aren't sophisticated enough to implement the system
> you propose.  

It only requires one who then sells his code to others.

> Also, some states have written anti-spam laws with teeth.  See
> www.suespammers.org.  One fellow in Colorado claims to have
> collected $13k from spammers (money in hand, not just court
> awards).

Given the rate at which porn is moving offshor, especially for
indirection sites (cf the Google spams), I don't see this as a long
term problem.

-- 
J C Lawrence                                       claw@kanga.nu
---------(*)                        : http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/
--=| A man is as sane as he is dangerous to his environment |=--



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