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Re: Lazy network operators - NOT


From: "Jerry Eyers" <jeyers () sloancc net>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 14:01:45 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

 
Spamming is pervasive mainly due to the inattention or failure to enforce
acceptable use policies by the service provider.  
 
I must point out that this statement is just flat wrong.

Spamming exists because spamming works.  Why do spammers send
out millions of emails?  Because thousands of people click, look at, and
subscribe to services and products being spewed by the spammers.

If spamming didn't sell products, spamming would die off.  We must
educate the users to not do anything with spam but delete it.  As from
the sucess of infomercials on television shows, that won't happen 
anytime soon.

Jerry

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