Re: [cobalt-users] RE: OT ** ORBZ **

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 09:55:20 -0800
> From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

(profuse snipping)


> > I do not
> > know what kind of law you have for this in the US, but I do know that 90% of
> > the spam we receive come from there and with a beautiful notice at the end
> > saying that it complies with the US Congress legislation.
> 
> The notice is a hoax.  There's NO SUCH LAW.  Spammers lie.  And cheat. 
> And steal.

I always get a kick out of that.  "We comply with a bill that
never passed."  Woo hoo.  Whoop dee freaking doo.


> I don't know about you, but I find by count that almost 80% of my
> incoming spam comes from servers in asia.  Again, how do you enforce
> your law?

Several ICBM might work, but would be more than a bit extreme,
I suppose. ;-)

*mumbles something about "axis of spammers"*

Hmmmm.  I'm getting rather OT (and weird) even for an OT thread.


Eddy

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