On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 11:43:10 -0800 (PST) David Morris <dwm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sure, but that then becomes an actual crime in most juristictions. > Given that most spam is fraudulent anyway, and is sent using stolen resources, it's already two different crimes. That doesn't seem to have stopped it.... >From today's NY Times, on the recent spam explosion: But as a result of the Can-Spam Act, which forced domestic e-mail marketers to either give up the practice or risk jail, most active spammers now operate beyond the reach of American law enforcement. Beware unintended consequences... (The full article is at http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/technology/06spam.html?pagewanted=2&ref=technology ) --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf