curry wrote: > The best "philosophy" with this regard is yes, to enjoy lists, don't > let spam take away any of your fun, but also take a very simple > measure that stops most of the spam: keep the addresses off web pages. > > So, if this list can do that, either by using an archive service with > protection, or by restricting access to the archives based on a > password, we will be able to enjoy our discussions about Rev > thoroughly but also know we won't be helping the spammers!
Anyone serious about fighting spam will also take a moment to write their elected representatives on the issue. In the States you can write any member of the House or Senate at firstgov.com After a barrage of emails on the issue over many years, the US federal government is finally taking action at the federal level. Many European countries have already started. While this won't stop the flood from Russia or China, most spam sent from their servers is done so by US-based companies, and precedent has been established to consider prosecuting US companies regardless of the location of the server. In due time I'm confident spam legislation will become international law. As with the Berne agreement for copyrights, it won't guarantee an end to the problem, but few spammers are based in third-world countries (the greatest volume comes from the US), so it seems reasonable that spam can be contained from its current 45% of all email traffic down to a manageable 10% or less. If you live in a democratic country, take a moment to participate in the process by advising your elected representatives. They are your employees. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge 2.2: Publish any database on any site ___________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
