Re: Is SPF serving the best interests of the end-user?

On Jul 22, 2004, at 11:38 AM, Jonathan Gardner wrote:

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> On Wednesday 21 July 2004 04:16 pm, Roger B.A. Klorese wrote:
> > But, on the other hand, none of these things has anything to do with
> > what a spammer does -- there's nothing you can do to prevent them from
> > dialing your number randomly.
> Yes there is.
>
> You can fine them or lock them up for breaking the law. That will 
> prevent
> them from dialing random numbers, or sending out spam.
>
> We lock up (and execute) rapists and murderers, and you ever noticed 
> how
> they don't go around raping and murdering people at random anymore once
> they are locked up?
>
> There's more to this crime and punishment thing than many people 
> believe.
Yes, in most cases involving actual criminal punishment, there usually 
there is a tangible loss directly attributed to an entity, that would 
have been impractical to avoid.
There is no prosecutable entity "Spammer" much like there is no 
prosecutable entity "Mafia".  It's obvious that there exists "Mafia", 
and that this "Mafia" does not hold legal constructs as a significant 
deterrent to its operation.  Despite laws, "Mafia" continues to do what 
it does, whatever that is.  Now, should "Mafia" decide that someone 
specific ought to be whacked, "Mafia" will find a way.  You might not 
be safe from an entity like "Mafia".  Then again, your security with 
respect to "Mafia" is not from law but from the fact that you are 
personally uninteresting and obscure enough to never have to worry 
about them putting forth the effort.
Yes, being boring and difficult are assets when it comes to "Mafia".  
Ego 0, common sense 1.
You might be responsible to yourself to not become a target of "Mafia" 
by being interesting, obvious, and easily accessible to them.  So to, 
you might be responsible to yourself to not become a target for 
"Spammer" in similar ways, for I don't think "Spammer" follows the same 
laws other people do, either.
As a Systems Developer, you might personally accomplish more to give 
your end-users reasonable methods of self-defense and barricades than 
wait for laws to handle their problems.
        Nevin




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