Interesting article, Tom. I appreciate you passing it along to us especially the summary. :)
Regards, Doug Mehus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Help stop spam -- Join SpamCon Foundation, http://www.spamcon.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Geller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:38 PM Subject: [spamcon-general] Report from Chile: Spam cost to citizens is US$36MM > Summary from Spam News, <http://www.spamnews.com>. > > ---begin--- > > UNSOLICITED E-MAIL MESSAGES COST CHILEANS $36 MILLION A YEAR - > Agencia EFE 5/13/2002 > http://library.northernlight.com/FF20020513190000059.html?cb=242&dx=1006 &sc=0#doc > > Santiago -- Unsolicited commercial e-mail messages received by > Internet users are costing Chileans some $36.1 million a year, > according to a report released Monday by the Santiago Chamber of > Commerce. > > This practice, known as "spamming," is costing Chile some $26.5 > million in decreased productivity and $9.5 million in wasted > telephone calls, the study determined. > > The report notes that despite repeated warnings on the negative > impacts of spamming, a 1998 privacy law ruled that the practice is > legal. > > > ---end--- > -- > > Tom Geller * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * +1-415-552-2557 > Media Liaison/Secretary, SpamCon Foundation <http://www.spamcon.org> > Protecting email as a medium of communications and commerce > A California non-profit organization > Become a member: <http://www.spamcon.org/membership> _______________________________________________ spamcon-general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.spamcon.org/mailman/listinfo/spamcon-general#subscribers Subscribe, unsubscribe, etc: Use the URL above or send "help" in body of message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact administrator: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
