On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 22:55, Craig White wrote: > > > > You are right. We need to track down the small percentage of people > > that actually buy products via spam and take their computers away from > > them. Then there would be no money in it for the spammers or their > > slimy customers. :) > ---- > you mean - outlaw stupidity? Can't do that. The net would be to wide and a lot of us here would get caught. :) Just get the one particular brand of stupidity, those that buy stuff from spammers. That should keep a lot of people busy for some time to come. :) > ---- > > Actually that is a good plan, send out a bunch of spam advertising > > something that is irresistible to the same people that buy from spam. > > Collect their IP addresses along with their names, credit card numbers, > > etc. track them down and remove the electric meters from their houses. > > Then work out a deal with all the ISPs to prevent those users from ever > > getting an Internet account again. > > > > Eliminate the source of the spammers income and the spam should stop. > > :) > ---- > PT Barnum told us about this nearly a century ago. You can't idiot proof > something because there is always a bigger and better idiot. > > Craig -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx Klatu barada nikto.