On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 09:43:20 +0930, Greg Mayman wrote: > On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 17:45:07 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
>> Hello List: >> Can anyone please refer me to an authoritative URL that explains >> how the spamhauses conduct their operations? > Thinking of going into business, Sam? <G> Pretending to go into business as a spammer would be the very best way to find out how they operate. I did that once with the world of "mail order opportunities". Quite an education! What I discovered is that the real money was being made by the people who serviced this huge sub-culture of "opportunity seekers" with mailing lists and materials. The prime seller was books and tapes advising how other people could get into the business!! Dreamers who want to get rich without effort were ready to fork over their cash to "experts" who would show them how to make a killing the easy way. There were tons of people trying to promote the same cheesy offers such as chain letters and pyramid schemes. "Hello, my name is Dave Rhodes" began one infamous chain letter that I once got by the hundreds. I bet spam is the same way. The "consultants" and "experts" make money selling CD's of email addresses and how to books to the great army of clueless dreamers who clog our inboxes with endless varieties of the same offer. That's where the money is. So, set up a seperate account and answer all the spam you get and see what happens over three or four months. You'll start to see what's going on after awhile. It's not what you think at all. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
