Comments on: Can-Spam didn't, survey says

A survey due out Monday will report that the federal antispam law did little to deter spammers.

Who'da thunk it?

The people who may have possibly believed that this "legislative" answer to SPAM would work probably also believe in the Tooth Fairy. This was political pandering at it's worst and nothing more. Recent studies have shown that the US is still home to many spammers but since no one is willing to spend the time or money necessary to shut these slugs down, it doesn't happen - nor will it. The only real answer will be for the standards to be changed to allow address verification and other technological methods to slow the flood.

[Al Johnsons]

only real answer

http://www.analogstereo.com/jeep_liberty_owners_manual.htm

[markdoiron]

Duh!

can-spam was doomed from the start because of opt-out. i hope that someone didn't pay for this study--the conclusion was blatantly obvious (and i'm a retired engineer who's just as interested in proof of theory/concept/solution as the next person, but let's not throw money after ridiculous studies!).

mark d.

[Tex Murphy PI]

Does this mean

that you don't support the Government funded studies into cattle flatulence?

[Jim Harmon]

Same people who thought gun control would work

There is a simple fact that those lawyers in DC don't seem to understand: Laws will never deter people.

All it does accomplish is to open the door for the government to take action to prosecute the offenders. If they don't, they have no one to blame but themselves if the offenses continue to happen.