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From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org>
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To: Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@macguire.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 19:54:23 -0400
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Subject: Re: mail black lists such as ORBS/ORBZ etc
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On 8 Apr 2002 at 16:52, Benjamin Krueger wrote:

> * 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?
> 
> 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.

People fund other projects without the profit motive.
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Dan Langille
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