Spam is the big problem everyone knows about. Many people do care about the problem spam causes (time, resources wasted, etc), but the real issue is what to do about it. Alan Graham recently published the blog entry:
O’Reilly Network: Fwd: STOP SPAM & ADULT EMAIL di mzwzrcvt [Oct. 07, 2003]. Therein he proposes an ‘International Spam Awareness Day’; a day to educate people, using a grassroots type initiative to stem the problem.
I don’t think that is going to work. To stop spam there are two issues that need addressed:
- Spammers who see their function as a legitimate commercial operation;
- People that see Spamming as a lucrative venture
At the moment I’m leaning more toward something similar to the National ‘Do Not Call’ list trying to become reality in the U.S.A. A Global registry containing email addresses that do not allow spam. Sending spam to an address listed in the registry would result in fines. Addresses not listed (you would list your address[es] yourself)are prime target.
On the humorous side, the Spam that Alan quoted had this choice line:
forward this email to all of your friends which also hate Spam or as many people possible
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Without commas, one could understand that sentence to read: “forward this email to all of your friends which also hate as many people as possible.”
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