> The thing is, if a spammer is claiming to be an actual person, but
> isn't, then that person who's being impersonated almost certainly has
> legal recourse for damages from the spammer.  If I were a spammer, I'd
> avoid doing this, just in case I used someone's address who cared enough
> to come after me.

If this sort of thing is a trend (and I haven't seen one yet, but who knows)
it's also an argument in favor of PGP signatures for those who are well-known
enough to be targets of spammers.

Doesn't SA already have a negative score for valid PGP signatures? Or is it
just a simple regexp check for something resembling one?

--
michael moncur   mgm at starlingtech.com   http://www.starlingtech.com/
"An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
                -- Will Rogers


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