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- Stopping SPAM
- by HarisBrown April 6, 2007 8:02 AM PDT
- Here's an idea I had. Why not add a reservation deposit on website names? If a site is closed due to it being a spam site, then they forfeit the deposit. People will stop spamming as much if they wind up losing money on sites that get closed before they can enough of what they want to make it worth while.
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- great idea
- by habanero-cnet April 6, 2007 9:13 AM PDT
- very cool idea. i'd support it - $500/1000 down?
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- Re: Stopping SPAM
- by chuck_whealton April 11, 2007 4:21 PM PDT
- Hmmm... Not really a bad idea, just so the real spammers are being nailed.
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- Why a deposit wouldn't work
- by joewein February 11, 2008 7:34 PM PST
- Domains registered by criminal spam gangs that are responsible for the bulk of spam volume are usually "paid" using stolen credit cards.
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(4 Comments)Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com
By the time the card holder sees an unauthorized item on the statement, the site has already been created and used. When they dispute the charge the site is deleted.
With your proposal the deposit would be unenforceable because the card holder never signed up for the spam domain in the first place.