Anti-spam laws may 'do more harm than good'
Talkback If you then make a "HELO" on all "unknown" email addresses, and reject all "not OK" - you have eliminated the spam, and rejected no business mail. This is simpler than most issue: Demand that all SMTP packets come from a valid account.
About: Anti-spam laws may 'do more harm than good'
[September 19, 2003, 15:23]
Lycos anti-spam campaign bites the dust
Talkback Laws against spam haven't worked; filters are mediocer at best, and don't fix the root of the problem, nobody has succeded in bringing about justice. In the week that the screensaver worked, it did more to combat spam than anything else has since...
About: Lycos anti-spam campaign bites the dust
[December 6, 2004, 16:57]
Lycos launches anti-spam zombie army
Talkback I do think that the better answer is in authentication and the sooner that Microsoft or any other software developer distributes authentication software to ISP's to check addresses, headers, and even content the sooner we will see spam stopped or...
About: Lycos launches anti-spam zombie army
[December 2, 2004, 4:08]
China joins anti-spam alliance
Talkback The solution to the problems posed by the use of Information Technology is the uniform application of “harmonised laws” all over the world. Thus, no “heaven” should be left for cyber criminals and that is possible only by “harmonization of Laws...
About: China joins anti-spam alliance
[July 5, 2005, 9:39]
Charity caught in anti-spam crossfire
Talkback Enthusiastic supporters of antispam laws stridenly assure me that no innocent party will suffer from misuse of the antispam laws. Gee, what a surprise. This kind of thing hardly ever happens. Does it?
About: Charity caught in anti-spam crossfire
[December 19, 2003, 17:03]
Racist spam attack hits Germany
Talkback Anti-free speech laws in Europe make it impossible to discuss it, so why not spam about it? If the white race does not wake up then, yes it wiil be doomed.
About: Racist spam attack hits Germany
[June 13, 2004, 4:39]
Microsoft: The existence of alternatives changes everything
Talkback There are other laws against anti-competitive practices and market monopolisation, in a similar vein. I use Hotmail accounts for mail which is likely to get a load of spam. It is ironic that the US, which seemingly believes itself to be the One...
About: Microsoft: The existence of alternatives changes everything
[May 4, 2004, 17:52]
Government wants your view on smart cards
Talkback And it is because of stupid laws such as spam etc etc. Anti Spam is not a law. You cannot take a existance of no laws, and flood it with them and expect the marketing to be fine in jobs. I have never seen such nonsense in all my life portrayed as...
About: Government wants your view on smart cards
[August 4, 2003, 2:28]
