chrism@imntv.com spake the following on 10/24/2006 7:44 PM:
Jerry Geis wrote:
Gents,
I have added the following to /etc/mail/sendmail.mc and rebuilt it trying to control spam. I still get about 25 spam messages a day. Is there something else that can help control spam?
Running spamassassin + clamav and a few RBLs seemed to make a big dent in it for me, but a fair amount of crap still gets through. Frankly, I guess I'll never understand the mindset of the spammer. They go out of their way to circumvent spam controls for people who *obviously* don't want to receive those ads. It's like me telling my mum I don't like liver so she goes out of her way to sneak it into my diet knowing I'll gag on each bite. (no, my mum really knows I hate liver and doesn't do that...heh)
I wish the penalties for polluting the internet were half as potent as those for polluting the ocean. Perhaps then we'd see some improvement.
Cheers,
But the penalties for polluting the ocean are usually much less than the money the company doing the polluting saves by dumping the stuff. I have heard stories of $25,000 to $50,000 a day in penalties, while that company would have to pay millions to dispose of the waste legally. You do the math.
Anytime an entity with "less than stellar morals" can find that the profit is greater than the penalty, they see it as a "cost to do business". Spammers send tens of thousands of ads for very little cost. If it costs them a dollar, and they make 5, they will continue to try. I think the only way to stop spam will be if no one ( and absolutely no one) buys their wares. Spam is so cheap, and with international law being the way it is, so very hard to prosecute. They probably can make a profit if they only get one in 10,000 response rate.