------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:16:04 -0500 From: Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copies to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FC: Anti-spam service charges to send mail to its users Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985175.html Spam blocker charges for e-mail By Declan McCullagh February 19, 2003, 1:34 PM PT An Australian entrepreneur has created what may be the first antispam service that lets its users charge for the privilege of sending them e-mail. The concept has been discussed in technology circles for the better part of a decade, but Sydney resident Bernard Palmer, 59, has decided to try to turn the concept into a business. "Spammers aren't going to be sending many spams to you if you charge them 50 cents," Palmer said. "A spam would cost them $2 million." Palmer's service, which he plans to announce on Thursday, is called CashRamSpam.com. After people pay $36 with a credit card to sign up for a CashRamSpam account, users may set their contact fee to be anywhere from a few pennies to as high as they think anyone would be willing to pay. [...] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------- End of forwarded message -------
