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by Mike Masnick




Are Spammers Leaving The Business?

from the so-they-say dept

It appears that the combination of technology solutions and legal crackdowns on spammers may be having some effect on a few of the weaker willed spammers. USA Today is reporting that some spammers are finding other lines of work. I'd be more encouraged if there were a corresponding decrease in the amount of spam - but most studies seem to show that it's increasing (and my own personal stats support this). One interesting note is that some spammers say they plan on becoming "reformed" spammers who try to come up with better anti-spam solutions. Can you trust a spammer to help stop spam? I'm not so sure.

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  1. May 6th, 2004 @ 5:46am

    No Subject Given

    by thecaptain

    You can't trust any spammer...

    anyone who's an adult with even minimal internet experience, who thought it was OK to do this to earn a few bucks does not have the basic ethical make up that deserves any kind of trust.

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  2. May 6th, 2004 @ 6:58am

    where's the evidence?

    by aNonMooseCowherd

    The article doesn't offer any evidence of its claim, other than quoting spammers or their lawyers.

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  3. May 6th, 2004 @ 9:31am

    They see the light

    by AMetamorphosis


    I'll bet " reformed " spammers will be as annoying as reborn christians, ex-smokers & tele-marketers ...

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