Can-Spam Increased Spam 362
andy1307 writes "According to New York Times, spam has actually gone up [Free registration required. You gave real info, right?] since the CAN-SPAM act went into effect. There is a graphic in the article that illustrates this increase. Before the CAN-SPAM act was passed, spam was about 60% of all e-mail traffic. Now it's 80%. In a we-told-you-so quote, Steve Linford, the founder of the Spamhaus Project, says CAN-SPAM legalized spam by giving bulk advertisers permission to send junk e-mail as long as they followed certain rules. Slashdot covered this story last year. For companies that offer offshore "bulk advertising" servers, business is booming. A survey from Stanford University estimates the global cost of spam in terms of lost productivity to be at 50 billion $ and 17 billion $ in the US alone. CAN-SPAM does give prosecutors some leverage to go after the merchants - but it must be proved that they knew, or should have known, that their wares were being fed into the illegal spam chain. " The BBC has a related story talking about rates of spam, viruses, and scam mail.
And the spammers seemed like such nice people (Score:3, Funny)
It's a shame too... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's a shame too... (Score:5, Funny)
What do you have against archaeologists from the future?
Here's the problem (Score:3, Funny)
This is the problem. Until the business of spamming stops producing profits, spam won't stop. It's beyond my comprehension why anyone would buy anything from spam.
Re:Duh... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:'Nother example (Score:3, Funny)
(kilts are better than trousers, clearly)
Re:Here's the problem (Score:2, Funny)
Cross your T's and dot your... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Cross your T's and dot your... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And the spammers seemed like such nice people (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I THOUGHT TO I UP THE FUCK SHUT YOU TOLD (Score:5, Funny)
Remember kids, Jolt Cola and HP calculators simply DO NOT mix!! Just say no.
Re:Saw this on Usenet (Score:2, Funny)
I would recommend the Russian mafia. They are computer-literate, efficient, and inexpensive, although they can sometimes be unnecessarily brutal.
They have an office in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York.
Re:[tt]:Duh... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What a lot of people are forgetting... (Score:3, Funny)
The repentant ones could, instead of actually filling potholes, be permitted to shovel asphalt into them.
CAN-SPAM (Score:2, Funny)
Now they can...
PROOF of causation!!! (Score:2, Funny)
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