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Date:      Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:04:46 +0900
From:      "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
To:        jbryant@unix.tfs.net
Cc:        Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Forward all spam to UCE@FTC.GOV
Message-ID:  <369E861E.8DE99189@newsguy.com>
References:  <199901141505.JAA65083@unix.tfs.net>

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Jim Bryant wrote:
> 
> i understand your point of view, even though I disagree with it to an
> extent.

You sure? Please explain exactly how your arguments below fit the
"message in japanese, written by japanese, sent from a japanese site
to a japanese on another japanese site" pov.

> 
> the ftc must be made aware of all spam terminating in the us.  the sec
> and fda are secondary recipients in all cases, the ftc handles trade
> issues, and has the authority to forward to other agencies for further
> actions.
> 
> regulation, on a worldwide scale, is only a matter of when, not if.
> that time is probably going to come a lot faster than a lot of people
> think.  IMHO, it should have been done five years ago when the abusers
> started showing up in force.
> 
> all internationally originated or relayed spam is just as important so
> as to intelligently allow the state department here to draft new, and
> more effective telecommunications treaties that could potentially
> punish countries who don't take spam seriously.
> 
> having an autoforwarder forward all spam to the ftc address, including
> false positives, can only help our government realize the extent of
> the problem, and the state of the technologies that currently attempt
> to fight it.
> 
> also, we need isps to get a bit more responsible.  if you identify a
> local high-volume spammer, hire a dump truck, buy a load of manure,
> and dump it on the front yard of the spammer's home/business.  call it
> freedom of speech, they do.
> 
> jim
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