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Re: more silly questions

• To: michael.h.kay@n...
• Subject: Re: more silly questions
• From: Robert Koberg <rob@k...>
• Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 08:48:42 -0800
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <000401c3ee5f$dddd0860$6401a8c0@pcukmka>
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Michael Kay wrote:

>>Why which part of the current [email] rfc's is broke?
> 
> 
> Which part isn't broken?
> 
> If it isn't broken, how come I'm getting 400 spam messages a day?

I believe the solution lies in the hands of the spam receivers. What if 
everyone started clicking on the links provided by spammers, but never 
purchased anything? What if they clicked a hundred times? The spammers 
get paid and paid, but the people supporting the spammers lose money -- 
will the spam supporters continue to pay out if they don't see a return?

Perhaps email clients can have a feature built in that automatically 
returns a response (or several responses) to those determined to be spam 
(my Mozilla Thundebird client is pretty good at detecting spam).

The solution does not lie with government providing a solution (do we 
need straight banannas and trapeze artists wearing helmets?). It lies 
with consumers not consuming.

best,
-Rob


> 
> Michael Kay

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