forbrich_at_telusplanet.net said...
> Ed Stevens wrote:
>
> > And considering how much junk mail I recieve, I wonder how effective
> > bogus addresses are in reducing junk e-mail. I'm still trying to
> > figure out how so much stuff finds its way to my work address.
>
> I gave up using the bogus email address method a long time ago and
> simply use the live address. Right now I get 40% spam on 280 daily
> emails - using Blue Squirrel's Spam Sleuth, about 5 actual spam gets
> through to my mail reader daily.
>
> Mind you, my work address is not advertised anywhere.
>
I read about a new federal law (in the US) that says I can put my name
on a "do not call" list and telemarketers can be fined or jailed for
calling me. Congress is thinking of expanding the idea to a "do not spam
me" list. I'm not sure how they expect to enforce it, however, when the
bulk of my spam comes from another country. I hope Congress doesn't
decide to do to spammers what they did to suspected terrorists in
Pakistan and Iraq recently. Have US Marines crack down on spam? Hit bulk
mailer ISPs with smart bombs? That's not even funny!
--
/Karsten
DBA > retired > DBA
Received on Mon May 12 2003 - 17:20:43 CDT
