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Date:      Mon, 8 Apr 2002 16:52:50 -0700
From:      Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@macguire.net>
To:        Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mail black lists such as ORBS/ORBZ etc
Message-ID:  <20020408165250.A1809@rain.macguire.net>
In-Reply-To: <20020408234554.8D69F3F30@bast.unixathome.org>; from dan@langille.org on Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 07:45:15PM -0400
References:  <20020408234554.8D69F3F30@bast.unixathome.org>

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* Dan Langille (dan@langille.org) [020408 16:45]:
> Given the increase in spam levels over the past 6 months or so, I'm 
> surprised that nobody has stepped forward to fund real time black lists 
> such as ORBS/ORBZ.  Why is that?
> 
> Do people see them as unworthy projects?  Not worth funding?  Or is there 
> just no funding available?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dan Langille
> The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ - practical examples

Unfortunately, I think the question is "what is the profit motivation?".
How do you make money on a spamlist? The only viable sell so far is to offer
it as a service. Doesn't help the small guys much.

-- 
Benjamin Krueger

"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about."
- Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
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