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July 26, 2005
Russian media hails death of spammer, Tues., July 26, 2005, 11:23 AM
When the rule of law breaks down, or the law is absent, as it is with spamming in Russia, the public is often not disapproving when "street" justice is meted out. In fact, sometimes it is "hailed".
I could point to a list of at least a thousand spammers in America " from Texas Hold'm on down " who are every bit as deserving of the fate suffered by Vardan Kushnir.
If there happens to be a spam assassin network, they ought to start at the Blacklist at MT Publishing.
Obviously the spammers must be friends of the authorities in America because, otherwise, how could these people walk the streets free persons while committing daily acts of theft that amount to hundreds of billions annually.
Why should I care about My Martha apparently ripping off some investors $30,000 once when I know the Texas Hold'm fella is responsible for causing damages greater than a billion dollars annually? But because that guy is some faceless twerp, and Martha a role model, they let the real crook go free.
Only in America.
In Russia, apparently, the people know what to do, and the media applauds it.
Posted by Posted by Bill Cara on July 26, 2005 11:25:18 AM | Category: Blogging World
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Fred,
The problem is only manageable by those who spend time and money to manage it, which is costly. That is my point. When you and I and each of our 500 million fellow Internet users have to spend $100 a year on such preventions, that's a $50 billion cost. That is a massive public theft. In addition, even with all the protection in the world, the total cost is apparently in excess of $400 billion per year, which means that not everybody is as careful as you or I.
Oh that this money could be diverted to the poor rather than stolen by fraudsters?
I believe that the authorities ought to be arresting and severely dealing with these spammers. I don't condone murder -- for anybody. But I'm not prepared to say I can manage the spam problem either. Rather than dealing with symptoms, the authorities (not vigilantes) have to start dealing with the causes.
/Bill
Posted by: Bill Cara at July 26, 2005 2:38 PM [link]
Spammer hammered.
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July 26, 2005 11:21 PM [link]
I get about a hundred spam/virus/Nigerian/phishing e-mails every day. This is down from 250/day a year ago. So, somewhere behind the scenes, progress is happening. Without irony, let me say my ISP runs software called Spam Assassin. It keeps this stuff from being downloaded to my computer until I approve it or delete it. Other people's misuse of e-mail is a manageable nuisance.
Posted by: Fred at July 26, 2005 1:38 PM [link]