>http://news.com.com/2010-1076-915523.html?tag=fd_nc_1
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>"My spam is important to me. In this new age of the Internet, I need the information and opportunities that e-mail marketing provides."
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>"So what's the big deal about spam? I think a few well-meaning but uninformed politicians and advocacy groups have decided what's good for us."
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>What an idiot. Its peices like this that make you wish for the days when geeky stuff was only talked about by geeks.

Probably the guy got paid a lot of money to say that. Remember there is a big industry behind the spam. And politicians are under pressure to continue allowing spam.

According to a recent piece of news, the number of messages doubled in the last five months. This may be good news, in a way: if the problem gets so out of proportion that politicians see themselves forced to do something about it...

However, any solution has to be world-wide in scope, to be really effective. For instance, if they forbid spam in the US, spammers will relocate to Bolivia, for instance, and send from here.

Hilmar.