This spamming  is getting rediculous.  List owners should definitely  use the
"confirm" option  on the lists as  well as make send=private.  This would cut
down on a lot of that stuff.
 
Also, maybe private ISPs can have  all subscribers sign a statement that says
the  won't  break  policies  of  the provider  and  the  Internet,  including
spamming. Breaking the policy  would result in a big charge,  say $2 for each
complaint received  as a result  of that breach.  The fine could  be assessed
against the offending subscriber's credit  card. This would turn the Internet
into  a very  costly medium  for spammers  to  use and  thus be  a very  good
deterent as far as I can see.  Hurt them in their wallet and advertisers will
stop abusing the Internet.  Does this make sense?
 
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