Re: IronPort Executive Criticizes ISPs for Helping 'Pollute'the Internet.

["Alex Shipp \(elist\)" <elist-alex () starlabs net>]

> My rationale is this: The majority of spam is being generated by
> spambots, and ISPs have basically passed the buck on taking
> their share of the responsibility in helping the community-at-large
> in getting this mess under control.

On the other hand, in ISOI we saw that the ISPs *are* making efforts
eg walled gardens, arrests, etc

So I don't think it is fair to say they are passing the buck, rather
that they have the same problem as an oil tanker - it takes a long time
to make a course change, even if you *really* want to.

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