I would say that this can only help reduce spam. The more risk a person has to take by choosing to spam others, the better.
-Russ http://imail.smartcherry.com Spam mail bouncer! Make the sender think you don't exist! ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Tom Pepper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:15:56 -0500 >since a spammer has no ethics and lives beyond the edge of the law, why >would they care about a credit report? ;-) > >Tom >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mailadmin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 2:52 PM >Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Of Interest: SUE A SPAMMER TODAY > > >> I'm glad you sent this. I'm discussing this very thing with my attorney >> right now. He says that if I get a judgement in North Carolina on an out >of >> state spammer I may not get paid but that's ok because I can get it put on >> the spammers credit report. Anyone with half a brain values their credit >> report more than a 2500.00 judgement. Enough judgements and we'll put most >> of the small time spammers out of business. >> >> David Daniels >> System Administrator >> Starfish Internet Service >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kami Razvan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 1:42 PM >> Subject: [IMail Forum] Of Interest: SUE A SPAMMER TODAY >> >> >> > Hi; >> > I receive this newsletter and thought the topic could be of interest to >> > the folks here in case they don't see this. >> > >> > It makes sense! Doesn't it? >> > >> > Regards, >> > Kami >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:20 PM >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Subject: BRIAN LIVINGSTON: "Window Manager" from InfoWorld.com, Monday, >> > April 22, 2002 >> > >> > >> > ======================================================== >> > BRIAN LIVINGSTON: "Window Manager" InfoWorld.com >> > ======================================================== >> > >> > Monday, April 22, 2002 >> > >> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> > >> > SUE A SPAMMER TODAY >> > >> > Posted April 19, 2002 01:01 PM Pacific Time >> > >> > >> > I WROTE LAST week that Windows users can stop spam. >> > Like uninvited faxes, unsolicited commercial e-mail >> > should be against federal law because the recipients >> > pay for spam through higher monthly fees at ISPs, and >> > in many other ways. >> > >> > Although Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, and Germany >> > have legislatively canned spam, Congress hasn't. >> > That's why I'm so pleased to see that ordinary people >> > are beating spammers by using a potent tool -- state laws. >> > >> > This was brought home recently when I learned that my >> > research director, Ben Livingston, had collected >> > substantial fines from spammers and other human crud. >> > (Despite the same last name, Ben and I are unrelated.) >> > >> > Ben has so far received more than $2,500 on behalf of a >> > small ISP for which he works part time. He sues >> > spammers, junk faxers, and illegal automated >> > telemarketers in small claims court, which is easy to >> > do without a lawyer. His efforts have also reaped >> > $5,600 still in the collection process. >> > >> > One of his latest prizes is a settlement from Richard >> > Scott of the Cyberdata group. According to Ben, this >> > group sends out spam saying, "You can have a profit of >> > over $2 million," hyping a CD that supposedly has 200 >> > million e-mail addresses. >> > >> > Ben has proudly scanned the payment and posted it to >> > his Web site at >> > www.smallclaim.info/cyberdata/check.gif. Work your way >> > back from that address to Ben's home page, where >> > you'll find several pages of inspiring victories. It >> > also links to his zine that describes federal and >> > state laws against intrusive marketing and explains >> > how you can become "a small claims warrior." >> > >> > Although spam isn't yet a federal offense, the laws of California and >> > Washington state are particularly strong. You can research the laws of >> > your state at http://www.spamlaws.com/state . As Ben's zine says, "Some >> > may fear legalese, but not the warrior." >> > >> > Washington law allows people to collect $500 to $1,000 >> > for each received e-mail that uses a false address or >> > a third party's domain name (such as Hotmail.com) >> > without authorization, as most spam does. >> > >> > Many sites, such as Spamcop.net, help you analyze the >> > source of spam. But Ben simply sues the person at >> > whatever address or phone is advertised in the >> > message. (Or he feigns interest in the product until >> > he receives an address or phone.) >> > >> > Spammers may ignore small claims courts, so Ben hands >> > his verdicts to collection agencies. They can insert >> > "defaulted on court judgment" into a spammer's >> > permanent credit record. This makes loans hard to get, >> > so many spammers offer a cash settlement even before a >> > case goes to court. >> > >> > I'm not a litigious person. But spam is quadrupling >> > every year and will drown the Internet. >> > >> > So I'm looking for 1,000 Windows users to do what Ben's >> > doing. That should make spam unpalatable. >> > >> > Do yourself and humanity a favor. >> > >> > Go get 'em. >> > >> > Send tips to [EMAIL PROTECTED] He regrets that >> > he cannot answer individual questions. >> > Go to http://www.iwsubscribe.com/newsletters to get his Window Manager >> > column and E-Business Secrets e-zine free via e-mail. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> > to be removed from this list. >> > >> > An Archive of this list is available at: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >> > >> > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked >> > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> > >> >> >> Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> to be removed from this list. >> >> An Archive of this list is available at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >> >> Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked >> questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> > > >Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >to be removed from this list. > >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked >questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. 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