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Date:      Sun, 13 Jan 2002 01:58:38 -0800
From:      David Schultz <dschultz@uclink.Berkeley.EDU>
To:        C J Michaels <cjm2@earthling.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Spamming FreeBSD lists.
Message-ID:  <20020113015838.D5351@HAL9000.wox.org>
In-Reply-To: <OGEFLCDDBCNNBEFGIFEFIEJNCAAA.cjm2@earthling.net>; from cjm2@earthling.net on Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 08:48:07PM -0500
References:  <87ofk6dnjh.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com> <OGEFLCDDBCNNBEFGIFEFIEJNCAAA.cjm2@earthling.net>

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Thus spake C J Michaels <cjm2@earthling.net>:
> Adding a warning message that incurred fines for spam, would be very cool if
> it was enforcible.  Provided it was worded in such a way as to not scare off
> newbie's.

Check out
  http://www.spamlaws.com/state/ca1.html

So it *is* possible to charge spammers, just too impractical to do so.
You'd have to track them down, have them served, pay legal fees, and
bear the burden of proof, then wait for the government to repossess
the spammer's house trailer.  Moreover, it wouldn't solve the problem...
but it would be very satisfying.

I like the confirmation idea better, but once someone has confirmed,
their address should be cached for quite some time as a matter of
convenience.


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