The SIMS router can be used to reject (error or spamtrap,
and other more elaborate options) incoming mail from specific
domains:
   domain.tld = error
   *.domain.tld = error

The FTC provides an address "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", and suggests
   <http://www.ftc.gov/spam>
   and then click on "info on how to deal with spam"
that spam should be forwarded to that address, to build a database
of spam ... for whatever purpose they'll put it to.  Hopefully
prosecution of the guilty, but this /is/ government, after all.

Obviously, the SIMS router could be told
   domain.tld = [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   *.domain.tld = [EMAIL PROTECTED]

QUESTIONS:
1) Would this work; sending all incoming to the FTC? (yes, I suspect)
2) Would it open up any holes in spam protection?  (no, I suspect)
and most important
3) What are the pluses and minuses of this approach?

Minus: increased bandwidth used by receiving and forwarding spam
Plus: help the FTC
Neutral: will they do anything useful to reduce spam?
Minus: possibility of sending non-spam to FTC

Your input, folks?

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