how to deal with spam for good?

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Kirk Strauser
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:42 AM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: how to deal with spam for good?
>

> You know, I'm no longer sure that's true.  I think that spam
> will stick
> around as long as stupid business owners continue to get suckered into
> thinking that it's a legitimate means of marketing.  One of my
> associate's
> customers (a brick and mortar store) was being sweet-talked by
> a spammer
> into sending a series of broadcasts.  In this situation, the
> spammer would
> profit off the ignorance of that *business owner*.  Even if
> 100% of the
> messages were blocked, he'd still get his pay for performing
> the "service".

Didn't anyone tell your associate's customers that spamming is now
a felony?  And, even if they hire a spammer to do it for them, the law
still prosecutes them for the spamming?

Ted