Comments on: International Spam Fighting http://www.allspammedup.com/2009/07/international-spam-fighting/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:28:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul Cunningham http://www.allspammedup.com/2009/07/international-spam-fighting/comment-page-1/#comment-2753 Paul Cunningham Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:40:39 +0000 http://www.allspammedup.com/?p=1305#comment-2753 Hi Andreas, thanks for your comment. You're not alone in your view that spammers should be dealt with by a "zero tolerance" approach, but the situation becomes complicated when you consider where spam is really coming from. It is a bit too much to answer in one comment, so I wrote a new blog post instead to answer your questions. Check out http://www.allspammedup.com/2009/08/why-is-it-really-so-hard-to-tackle-spam/ Hi Andreas, thanks for your comment. You’re not alone in your view that spammers should be dealt with by a “zero tolerance” approach, but the situation becomes complicated when you consider where spam is really coming from. It is a bit too much to answer in one comment, so I wrote a new blog post instead to answer your questions.

Check out http://www.allspammedup.com/2009/08/why-is-it-really-so-hard-to-tackle-spam/

]]> By: Why is it Really So Hard to Tackle Spam? http://www.allspammedup.com/2009/07/international-spam-fighting/comment-page-1/#comment-2747 Why is it Really So Hard to Tackle Spam? Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:58:22 +0000 http://www.allspammedup.com/?p=1305#comment-2747 [...] last post on international spam fighting attracted a comment from reader Andreas Kroll.  Andreas asks “Why is it really so hard to [...] [...] last post on international spam fighting attracted a comment from reader Andreas Kroll.  Andreas asks “Why is it really so hard to [...]

]]> By: Andreas Kroll http://www.allspammedup.com/2009/07/international-spam-fighting/comment-page-1/#comment-2736 Andreas Kroll Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:14:47 +0000 http://www.allspammedup.com/?p=1305#comment-2736 Hi Paul! I keep wondering why it really is so hard to tackle spam? Spam in itself is the repeated sending of (nearly) identical messages to a lot of people. It cannot be so hard to distinguish a mail that reaches several thousand people from a mail intended for a small group or a single person. (With the exception of newsletter postings, which you have (hopefully) opted in) So if you can identify the mails and you can identify the routes these mail take, why can't you go backwards in the routing step by step, identify the responsible server, identify the responsible admin and give him/her the choice to cooperate in the fight against spam or be excluded from mail traffic by a BAN list. I know this sounds kind of strict, but since a few years this Spam keeps binding more and more ressources and money, and it is time to fight back. ISPs not willing to shut of spam senders will have to be shut off from the network completely. I cannot understand why a provider allowing to distribute that crap through his network is still on the internet. Local law should make the ceo personally responsible for the damages. As soon as you take the step to a persons wallet they start to cooperate mighty fast. I wonder how you think about this? Best regards Andreas Kroll Hi Paul!

I keep wondering why it really is so hard to tackle spam?
Spam in itself is the repeated sending of (nearly) identical messages to a lot of people. It cannot be so hard to distinguish a mail that reaches several thousand people from a mail intended for a small group or a single person.
(With the exception of newsletter postings, which you have (hopefully) opted in)

So if you can identify the mails and you can identify the routes these mail take, why can’t you go backwards in the routing step by step, identify the responsible server, identify the responsible admin and give him/her the choice to cooperate in the fight against spam or be excluded from mail traffic by a BAN list.

I know this sounds kind of strict, but since a few years this Spam keeps binding more and more ressources and money, and it is time to fight back.

ISPs not willing to shut of spam senders will have to be shut off from the network completely. I cannot understand why a provider allowing to distribute that crap through his network is still on the internet. Local law should make the ceo personally responsible for the damages. As soon as you take the step to a persons wallet they start to cooperate mighty fast.

I wonder how you think about this?

Best regards
Andreas Kroll

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