Re: [Asrg] How about we do something about spam?

[Douglas Otis <dotis at mail-abuse.org>]

On Jan 29, 2007, at 12:30 PM, Barry Shein wrote:

> If nothing else it's more productive than typing in war stories  
> about RBLs which is kinda like trying to focus a light beam by  
> tossing broken shards of a mirror in the air...likely to cause  
> seven years bad luck as well.

The US Federal government allows bulk sending of unsolicited email.   
While this is spamming, US law permits it.   Providers with customers  
that are bulk sending unsolicited email must rely upon AUPs to be  
able to exclude this behavior.  Other countries ignore egregious  
behaviors that might also be seen as possible revenue sources.   
Effective measures may require international agreements.  What rules  
should be adopted to improve behavior on the Internet?  With spam  
establishing the principle, what is left remains a discussion of price.

-Doug 
    

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