> There's something about spamming that has me puzzled. > > I'm at a loss to see how it pays. I can't imagine enough > people dim enough to buy something from a spammer. ... > > It would also seem that if spamming really does pay, this > undermines one of the foundations of classical economics, which is > supposed to be based on the idea that buyers are rational people > pursuing goals favorable to themselves.
Reminds me a bit of the SNL skit were there was a business that only changed money. They went through a whole slew of, "Give us four quarters, you can have 20 nickels" sort of deal. The punch line was something like, "How do we make money? One word: Volume." Well, volume I suppose really does pay in spamming. How much, even including the cost of time, could it cost to send out a few million emails once you've got your act down? Reminds me of another SNL skit where Eddie Murphy has a Mr. T (?) doll and makes him say to Barbie or the like, "Hey woman, let me kiss you!" The punchline this time was something like, "90% of the time I get slapped. But, whoa, the other 10%..." If you're sending out 100,000 spams and one hundredth of a percent responds... Well, you've got 10 suckers. And, well, who doesn't want a great head of hair #and# a doctorate degree for $40? (And, fwiw, it's awfully easy to write programs that send spam mail. Find an open relay and knock yourself out. I think I have enough spam addresses simply from other listed recepients of the spam I get to make some real money!) Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler. But, um, wait for version 1.2, to be released in late July, 2005! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
