A Nuremberg Trials type site for recidivist spammers seems to be in order...
"...used to think that blacklists like SpamCop were useful, but after learning that SpamCop has intentionally blocked competitors like Despammed.com and Spamex.com, I'd recommend other solutions. Last Friday's spam summit in Cambridge, Mass., which News.com wrote about, featured intriguing ways to use Bayesian statistics to craft individualized antispam filters. If spam grows sufficiently noxious, there are always white lists and "is-the-sender-a-human" tests as a last resort.
Meanwhile the Lieberman episode should prompt us to ask ourselves a simple question. What do you trust more to keep your in-boxes spam-free: Rapidly advancing technology or promises from politicians of dubious sincerity? " END of Article...
http://news.com.com/2010-1071-981258.html


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