How much SPAM can one account send at a time before you finally open one up, travel to some obscure URL link and make a purchase???
It's getting out of control. My ISP is getting tired of it clogging their servers and the local's are becoming sensitive to it. They are contacting their local officials and calling the ISP with complaints which slows the ISP down.
Can you imagine the city council passing local ordinances in response to something they shouldn't be??? What about your county commissioners??? They are saying they have an interest in it because they are elected by the locals and work for the locals.
Heck, here in Wyoming it isn't uncommon for a group of commissioners or councilmen to pass an ordinance specifically to contradict a federal statute or mandate.
A small town in Lander, WY does it regularly to thwart the Fed's who 'manage' federal lands near their town. The Fed's even get involved in local businesses and attempt to limit their scope of operations.
The Internet isn't far off.
ISP's are becoming very touchy about a once 'reluctantly accepted' online practice. It is beginning to effect not only their administrative staff by taking them away from their normal daily duties. But individual businesses who host with them are beginning to complain about the time their IT people are spending to deal with it as well.
Over the last few days I have been receiving MULTITUDES of SPAM from the same account. 100's of the identical offending email. Then 100's of another piece of SPAM by the same account. Accounting for up to 1000 a day from one or two accounts! LOL
Not a problem here though. Just set a filter and it's gone. But the ISP, an old associate of mine, is getting tired of having his paid employees fielding these calls, and now it's costing HIM money.
Think he's interested in SPAM control measures now???
There will come a time when the Internet will be regulated with a heavy hand. Child porn, minors buying alcohol and tobacco, SPAM, and worst of all Internet Taxes.
If you want to avoid this all but to close possibility in the future, start working with your ISP and contact your newly elected representatives. Motivate them to address SPAMers and the ISP's who allow it to continue. The Yahoo's, Hotmail's, etc.
Hopefully they won't toss out the 'baby' with the bath water.
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