On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 20:10:52 +0200, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sam wrote:
>> It would make far more sense to just pass some laws to outlaw spamming
>> and to outlaw the use of a fake email address for the purpose of
>> disguising one's identity.
> And that would help exactly how much? Do you seriously believe that you can
> get all the countries in the world to have the same law? Otherwise a US law
> would be useless - if I were to spam you I wouldn't do anything illegal
> (until the law changes here of course).
> I do think it would be a good start, but it will only slow it down - not
> stop it.
It would help a lot. A US law could prohibit all ISPs located in the US
from accepting email messages from ISPs located in countries that aren't
serious about stopping spammers. Other countries could adopt similar laws.
With sanctions such as those being imposed by an ovewhelming majority of the
member states of the world-wide community, then almost all nations of the
world would soon follow up on going along with my proposed international
efforts to enact and enforce anti-spamming laws.
BTW, people who do not live in the US probably have a far greater
intolerance for spam than the people who live here. To them spam
creates a much greater annoyance and personal expense because in many
other countries your connection with your ISP is more likely to be a long
distance dialup and many of the ISPs charge by the minute instead of
offering the user a flat monthly rate for unlimited access. Spam can be
very costly to internet users. I say make the spammers pay. The fines
collected from them could be assessed high enough to even pay for the cost
of enforcement. There would be no cost to the taxpayers and everybody
would be happy except for the spammers.
All the best,
Sam Heywood
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