[54146] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Spam. Again.. -- and blocking net blocks?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sabri Berisha)
Wed Dec 11 03:25:50 2002
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 09:25:16 +0100 (CET)
From: Sabri Berisha <sabri@cluecentral.net>
To: Stephen Sprunk <ssprunk@cisco.com>
Cc: <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <041801c2a09b$b8d07740$ae876540@amer.cisco.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
> As long as spamming is legal, people will do it, period. You cannot solve
> administrative problems with technical solutions. The key is for ISPs to
> form a political lobby (with the same power as the DMA) and push for
> reasonable laws to protect consumers. Until then, we're all pissing in the
> wind.
When something is illegal in the US, it does not necessarily be illegal in
Europe or Asia. Or do you really expect Pakistani police to track down and
convict a spammer who has offered you A Larger Penis[tm]?
What I'm trying to say is that 'the solution' will probably have to be a
combination of legislation and technical measures.
--
Sabri Berisha
www.cluecentral.net
"I route, therefore you are"
