Dan said that the best defense against spam is to create appropriate
laws against it.
But what is the reality of this in a country where it is legal to air
ads in every five minutes (with increased volume so even if you dare
to go to the bathroom, you will hear it) in the middle of a TV show?
Apparently, Americans got used to it, so they will get used to seeing
spam too.
Of course, one can try to escape the TV ads by watching PBS. So
perhaps one could try the same thing with email: create a channel for
email that can be used only by nonspammer domains. When a domain
wants to sign up for the channel, they have to satisfy certain tests,
like relaying only already signed up domains, and using a prescribed
software to protect the channel from intruders. A new domain's
authoritative personnel would also have to sign document containing
the basic rules.
It is probably easy to pass laws regarding breaking rules for this
channel. The laws could me made international. If a country has no
laws or means to enforce the rules, they cannot use the channel.
Mate
***Timing Is Everything***
Do you sit at home cruising the Net saying "This is a Gold Mine"?
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