[Vision2020] Spam from the Future

[Paul Rumelhart]

A quick googling of my own revealed that spam costs US businesses over 
$10 billion a year annually, and another $500 million a year for ISPs.  
Another study of Fortune 500 companies places the cost per employee per 
year at $1,934.

It's still a problem, with or without the Can Spam Act.  All indications 
are that it's gotten much worse since 2003.  I saw some estimates that 
the percentage of spam email rose in that time period from about 70% to 
well over 90% of all email.

Let me know how well it works for you.

I'm skeptical that the Russian mafia will abide by it, but I may be wrong.

Paul

Tom Hansen wrote:
> Golly, gee -
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> A quick (between coffee sips) google of the Federal Trade Commission found
> the "Can SPAM Act of 2003" complete with links to report violators.
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> http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/canspam.shtm
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> Seeya round town, Moscow.
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> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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> "I'll just speak for our church, in Christ Church.  If I found out that a
> member of our church or a church officer was lying to non-believers in the
> community, as a way to get by or protect themself or protect his reputation,
> yes, he'd be disciplined."
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> - Doug Wilson (January 31, 2007)
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