"That is by far the best idea, i've ever read"... On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 01:19, Jay Moore wrote: > On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 21:36, Scot L. Harris wrote: > > > > Oh come on :) Do you really believe the sleazy Viagra and porn > > > peddlers who are funding the spamming machines pay these guys for > > > trying? If that were the case, there would be no incentive for them to > > > adapt and survive - and they have certainly done that. > > > 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. :) > > > > 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. > > :) > > I think you're definitely on to something here - go with it.