20 Sep
2003
20 Sep
'03
6:36 a.m.
John,
We agree. If you're not in California, please come, so I can vote for you
for Governor.
Patrick
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of J.C. Wren
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 11:16 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: OT: Being bombarded by e-mail trojans
I fail to understand how anyone with half a neuron, or even a
congresscritter, can think that spammers have rights that need to be
protected. They operate on the grace of a federally and privately funded
networks, and never pay the true cost of what spamming costs.
It's also one
more clear point why lobby groups should be illegal.
I can't even think of a good example to compare these
spamming morons to.
Personally, I think CNN Headline News should run "Executions @
8", where we
line up the spammers, walk down the line with a Colt .45, and put a round
through their face. And you get to enter a lottery for $2 if you
want to be
the triggerman. If that doesn't slow them down, it's hard to
imagine what
else will.
There's just NO justification for their existence, past,
present or future.
And only a crongresscritter could fail to understand that.
--John
On Saturday 20 September 2003 13:44 pm, Patrick Rigney wrote:
[ much snippage ]
Congress has done an embarrassingly bad job of addressing the spam issue
meangingfully so far--pretty much useless, IMO. They need to
be informed,
they need to open their minds and really
understand the issues, and they
need to understand why what they have done so far isn't
effective, and that
technical solutions alone will not address the
problem. And,
enforcement
and prosecution needs to be handled as a criminal
matter, with real
interest and urgency on the part of law enforcement, not a civil matter
that's so potentially burdensome on the complainant that it's
not worth
the
effort.
[ more snippage ]