At 12:41 AM 2003-03-06 -0800, Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. wrote:
>It has been suggested that this can be done by some sort of robot -
>anybody know how that works?
Almost anything that can be done by a human can be done by a
program. Simple as that. There are actually experiments underway to get
people to prove their humanity. One involves recognizing warped words,
another typing in words you have heard.
The point is that it is hard to beat. Simple e-mail which responds with a
token can be parsed and responded to, and success messages can be reacted
to with spams.
Eventually, the only thing that will stop spam is moderation.
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SPAM: Trademark for spiced, chopped ham manufactured by Hormel.
spam: Unsolicited, Bulk E-mail, where e-mail can be interpreted generally
to mean electronic messages designed to be read by an individual, and it
can include Usenet, SMS, AIM, etc. But if it is not all three of
Unsolicited, Bulk, and E-mail, it simply is not spam. Misusing the term
plays into the hands of the spammers, since it causes confusion, and
spammers thrive on confusion. Spam is not speech, it is an action, like
theft, or vandalism. If you were not confused, would you patronize a spammer?
Nick Simicich - njs@scifi.squawk.com - http://scifi.squawk.com/njs.html
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