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RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended
Well done George. Like a nasty virus, defeating one strain while many more mutate into new ones, spam will always be out there.

Of course, Gates could put all the big spammers on payroll too...hmm?
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But bot nets can use white listed computers  shis-ka-bob | 10/26/07
Then you lose your bond and get kicked off the list.  georgeou | 10/26/07
Permanently off the list?!  Anton Philidor | 10/26/07
No, more money to get back on the list  georgeou | 10/26/07
The solution is really much simpler than that...  Information_z | 11/04/07
trustworthy is relative  shis-ka-bob | 10/26/07
Good point, that is the challenge that needs to be addressed.  georgeou | 10/26/07
Expensive solution...  Information_z | 11/04/07
addressbook virus; was Re: you lose your bond and get kicked off  mandehu@... | 10/29/07
How about smarter ISPs?  bidemytime | 10/26/07
re: smarter ISPs  ace101pub@... | 10/26/07
The cost for 3 probably out ways the cost of 1  mrOSX | 10/26/07
out what?  lysdexia | 11/01/07
Perhaps  epcraig | 10/26/07
Funny you say (smart) ISP's  Suicida| | 10/26/07
But they do...  peter@... | 10/29/07
its so easy when youre not knee deep  linuxoverwindows | 10/29/07
Disallow Port 25  grunter_z | 10/30/07
target the companies EMPLOYING the spammers, NOT THE SPAMMERS themselves  ace101pub@... | 10/26/07
Two things  bidemytime | 10/26/07
Well, there have been cases of companies being framed  georgeou | 10/26/07
Vigilante justice...  Anton Philidor | 10/26/07
I agree  dragosani | 10/26/07
not necessarily...  craig-wilson@... | 10/29/07
Target yes, but legally  fnash | 10/28/07
Re: target legally  mandehu@... | 10/29/07
That's why  fnash | 10/30/07
Unsolicited Email should be a crime  Bobajot | 11/03/07
Not again.  bjbrock | 10/26/07
Meanwhile what do retail folks do when ISPs don't care?  osreinstall | 10/26/07
The sender's domain...  bjbrock | 10/26/07
Your solution is great for a server  osreinstall | 10/26/07
I see.  bjbrock | 10/26/07
I kinda figured that.  osreinstall | 10/26/07
Message from the average user  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 10/28/07
Nevermind.  osreinstall | 10/28/07
The average user  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 10/29/07
The average user has a tough time.  osreinstall | 10/29/07
set up; than  lysdexia | 11/01/07
I would if I had some money  osreinstall | 11/01/07
Fine. Then how about...  D. T. Schmitz | 10/26/07
Re: dig  mandehu@... | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  mattwolc | 10/26/07
Gates/Microsoft sued a lot of spammers  georgeou | 10/26/07
Russian Spammer Murder Story Deemed A Hoax  lysdexia | 11/01/07
BUT BILL GATES PROMISED!!!  itanalyst | 10/26/07
Google and Microsoft  andycher | 10/26/07
There are effective anti-spam solutions in place  georgeou | 10/26/07
Not my case  johnson12 | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  wkulecz | 10/26/07
And then?  Anton Philidor | 10/26/07
So what?  doug@... | 10/26/07
New standard to solve spam?  Anton Philidor | 10/26/07
Licenses don't work...  nottheusual1 | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  techrepublic@... | 10/26/07
The solution to the problem is right where you stated...  TripleII | 10/26/07
All I ask...  Anton Philidor | 10/26/07
You keep trying to poke holes  TripleII | 10/26/07
The real purpose of SPF  fazalmajid | 10/26/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  mjd420nova | 10/26/07
I agree 100% that no stopping spam and Whitelisting  dragosani | 10/26/07
OpenPGP and GNU Privacy Guard  D. T. Schmitz | 10/26/07
The Anatomy of an OpenPGP email  D. T. Schmitz | 10/26/07
Why are you hanging one of your own out to dry in a ZDNET Blog?  Slamshifter | 10/26/07
I just hung myself too, this is about dialog.  georgeou | 10/26/07
New way to get hits:  nizuse | 10/26/07
I can assure you that nothing is staged here  georgeou | 10/26/07
George, you are either with us or against us.  osreinstall | 10/26/07
"ended"  nizuse | 10/28/07
It can be ended, but all must comply  pcguy777 | 10/26/07
re  pcguy777 | 10/26/07
That's the attitude that we must stop  georgeou | 10/26/07
I have disovered the cure for all spam.. please read my previous post  pcguy777 | 10/26/07
Re: bots paying  Rick_R | 10/26/07
ok  pcguy777 | 10/26/07
Read the second point  georgeou | 10/26/07
RE: Ridiculous  shanedr | 10/26/07
Spam is already illegal  georgeou | 10/26/07
I accept all emails....  vinyl1 | 10/26/07
Ending Spam is Easy  Drac144 | 10/26/07
Not so easy  lonniemcclure | 10/26/07
Here's news for you, spam is already illegal  georgeou | 10/26/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  The Rifleman | 10/26/07
lose its  lysdexia | 11/01/07
We can do a MUCH better job.  CobraA1 | 10/26/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  tracy anne | 10/26/07
Same for security and piracy ...  johnfenjackson@... | 10/27/07
That's how everything is  georgeou | 10/27/07
Status Quo and another Inconvenient Truth  D. T. Schmitz | 10/27/07
Re: That's how everything is  The Rifleman | 10/27/07
Time for a new paradigm  PAIGED@... | 10/27/07
They'll spam the header then . . .  CobraA1 | 10/28/07
use authentication, like in IM ... bayesian  cfortune | 10/27/07
Good Catch  Drac144 | 10/28/07
To end spam, just...  mikecepek | 10/28/07
... kick the reader in the booty?  nottheusual1 | 10/29/07
What? No engineering solution!  tonymcs@... | 10/28/07
Third World dictators do not have the right to send SPAM  Absolutely | 10/28/07
Bot nets to cut  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 10/28/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  thungurknifur | 10/29/07
Like I said, I was wrong, Bill Gates was wrong, Berlind is now wrong  georgeou | 10/29/07
ISP's CAN help this issue.  Bozzer | 10/29/07
you probably dont realize...  linuxoverwindows | 10/29/07
Finally  jedwards123 | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  Neuromage | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  CodeBubba | 10/29/07
How spam can be stopped!  kps_46635@... | 10/29/07
How to stop spam emails  kps_46635@... | 10/29/07
Evolving  lektaric@... | 10/29/07
Enforce reply rating  bart.viaene@... | 10/29/07
Free e-mail sites  davedufour | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  webmasterjay2007@... | 10/29/07
Can't we all just get along?  Narg | 10/29/07
Postage charges haven't stopped junk mail...  chas_2 | 10/29/07
postage charges would also be much more difficult to apply selectively  Absolutely | 10/29/07
used an html tag by accident  Absolutely | 10/29/07
what the pseudo-code should look like:  Absolutely | 10/29/07
The solution to spam is not to be found in the technical realm... BUT...  Tim Lathouwers | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  Mr Orez | 10/29/07
A great idea!  Abner Kravitz | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  MarBrock | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  BaltimoreBarry | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  Prof. LittleOldman | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  phatkat | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended? Bull crap, I do it !  versitalbear | 10/29/07
so who is getting this spam?  linuxoverwindows | 10/29/07
Whitelist is not the answer SPF is!  brittonv | 10/29/07
SPF and SenderID lack non-repudiation and they break SMTP relay  georgeou | 10/30/07
I wholeheartedly disagree, DKIM Won't work SPF/SenderID  brittonv | 10/31/07
I AIN'T KIDDING---  BALTHOR | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  skipplummer | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  simon89 | 10/29/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  batterycharger | 10/29/07
if you're  tekWatcher | 10/30/07
go after the advertisers  tekWatcher | 10/30/07
I too have wondered this  brittonv | 10/31/07
Barracuda  plaga_nerezza@... | 10/31/07
RE: Why spam can only be managed, not ended  gdude@... | 11/05/07

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