Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 23:04:53 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@mail.iowna.com> Cc: randy // fBSD <freebsd@randys.org>, Christopher Farley <chris@northernbrewer.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SPAM? (was Re: Antisniffer measures (digest of posts)) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1010118225130.82226C-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3A67A52C.AFF71779@mail.iowna.com>
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On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Bill Moran wrote: > randy // fBSD wrote: > > > > On 1/18/01, Christopher Farley wrote: > > > > > Bill Moran (wmoran@mail.iowna.com) wrote: > > > > > > > Am I stupid or did the questions@ list just get spammed? > > > > > > It happens all the time. No anti-spam measure is 100% effective. > What I hate is that nothing is done about it. I used to make a > regular investigation/complaint of every single piece of spam I got > (It took me about an hour a day) for several months before I got sick > of it. I did too, but eventually I ran out of time and motivation. I just couldn't keep up, and had other things to do. > I just can't believe that anyone actually responds to this junk mail to > make it worth sending to begin with! Why do people respond at all? Most people on this planet are not the sharpest knife in the drawer, if you know what I mean. (Look at Microsoft's sales figures.) Bear in mind that in the world of postal junk mail, a response rate of 1.5 to 2 percent is considered phenomenal. I know this is true, 'cause I read it on the net :^) Postal mail actually costs the sender money and ultimately is traceable, but email is practically free and provides ways for the spammer to conceal its identity. It seems that if they get only a couple of sales, then the campaign becomes "worthwhile" to them. Sad but true. -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org ** [ Busy expunging <-> ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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