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Old 04-10-2005, 12:30 PM  
d00t
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Originally Posted by RawAlex
d00t: actually, spam is illegal, unless you are canspam compliant, and almost nobody is - because they cannot handle the heat. When was the last time you got a spam with real headers, real return address, and valid information on the domain? I would bet that 75-90% of the spam you get terminates (destination domain) in china, korea, or other "spam friendly" countries. If spamming is legit, why the heck are these guys hiding?

They are hiding because if they tried to go legit, they would make no money and they wouldn't have a server 4 minutes after they started mailing.

I would love to see the current crop of spammers try to run legit. My mailbox would be empty!

Alex
Exactly, so SPAM *IS* legal.
You are right, if you were to start mass mailing with can-spam requirements, you'd get blocked, however there are a lot of ISPS not blocking legit, legal, can-spam emails. LARS is one example of an adult business doing it legally - his emails are totally compliant and he's making bank from it.

I didnt come in this to argue, but to hopefully broaden your mind when it comes to emails, spammers, and how the media has blown it totally out of proportion
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