> I have different priorities and somebody needs to pick up the garbage > sometimes. I'm being paid (just-just enough to keep me from having to > migrate back to a big city) to build some weaponry so spamming is a > little less rewarding. Plan 9 is an excellent platform to develop on > and using Go means I can deliver the result on any platform my > principals may pick.
sure. don't know how to make spamming less rewarding than the email never being delivered. and spam levels are dropping >10% this year. (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/publications/threatreport.jsp by the way web-based attacks are up 20%.) i approach it this way because startin' an alice's resturant anti-spam movement with four part harmony and full orchestration just ain't going to cut it. ya just can't sing loud enough. imho, to get at the problem, an automated, distributed set of shovels and rakes and implements of destruction that's fairly resistant to counter attack (and officer oppie) that targets the money trail is needed. and even then, there's a dependency on a lack of corruption in banking, proving in court that the spam was illegal, and the offer was a scam. not to mention the host government recognizing the issue, blind justice, and the dump not being closed on thanksgiving. i don't think i can out-money, out-idea the folk already in the fight. i think i'll just go off and have myself another thanksgiving dinner that can't be beat.... - erik
