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

[Francisco Sánchez <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Jeff Lasman" <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] RE: OT ** ORBZ **


>
> The notice is a hoax.  There's NO SUCH LAW.  Spammers lie.  And cheat.
> And steal.
>

Your are right, and since there is no such law, why not to make it?  I seen
nothing wrong in regulation.  When we go in our car and see a red light we
know we have to stop (yes, some people do not stop, but if caught will have
to pay a fine).

> BTW, California has such a law.  Totally enforceable.  Costs me money to
> enforce.  And there's no guarantee I'll get money when I win; we don't
> have debtors' prisons, and even if we did, I wouldn't get any money out
> of it.
>

The it is not a good law.  A good one would allow you to simply report the
ofense and, if supported with evidence, the punishment would come for the
offender.  If you have to pay money to enforce a law, then there is
something very wrong.

>
> 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?
>

For server in Asia, maybe no way.  However the spammer is not only the guy
who sends the spam.  It is also the one who pays for the spam to be sent,
and very often they are not in Asia, just read the spam and you will find
lost of PO Boxes and 800 numbers located in the USA or Canada.

> Frankly, while I certainly am NOT a blind American patriot, and while I
> do question my government every day, I do appreciate living in a country
> that gives me the freedom to determine who walks onto my property.
>

Please do not misunderstand me.  If I say that a lot of spam (at least the
spam arriving into my mailboxes) come for the USA, I do not mean that
Americans are big spammers.  I just consider it something natural as the
Internet is much more developed there and there are more people who have
internet access.  In Spain and most of Europe we still call high speed a 128
kbps. cable connection or a 256 kbps. DSL one.  And they are expensive
yet...

Best regards

Francisco Sánchez