Newsletter ArchiveSUBJECT:Do We Need New Spam Laws? - I Adore People The Internet 800 Directory - http://www.inter800.com The Internet 800 Directory Newsletter This issue is for Friday, October 10, 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents 01. Do We Need New Spam Laws? 02. I Adore People 03. Tip Of The Week --------------------------------------------------------------------- *01. Do We Need New Spam Laws? If you have an e-mail address and have used it to communicate, you get Spam. The longer you have it and the more you use it, the more Spam gets sent to you. This is a problem crying out for an answer: however, my experiences in the last few weeks have caused to me to ask the question: Do we need new Spam laws? Passing new laws that seem to protect us always gives politicians good press and a chance to crow about how they helped us. However the reality is they can't enforce the rules that are now in place. The Internet is the new frontier; it's a wild western town without a Sheriff. For those of you that think I'm exaggerating the problem, let me use this crisis as an example. Over the last six months four major web sites that provide spam-blocking lists have shut down as a result of crippling Internet attacks. These sites are being attacked by denial-of-service attacks (compromised computers are used to send so much traffic to a Web site that it is temporarily taken down). They are also being spoofed in the headers of Spam so that it appears that the Spam is coming from them. These attacks are a tremendous drain on their resources, sustained until they are forced to shut down. What is happening to these web sites is criminal. But the real tragedy is what happens when you try to report these types of problems. If the authorities call you back, you must be able to document a big enough loss or they won't even take your information. We have an environment where people are performing criminal acts without fear, because they know nobody is there to stop them. So again I ask the question. Do we need new Spam laws or just a Sheriff to enforce the current laws? Chuck Arning -chuck@inter800.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- A TollFreeISP™ account gives you the freedom to get online from any of our local or toll free worldwide locations, all with just a click of the mouse. Global roaming at your finger tips. Visit TollFreeISP at http://www.tollfreeisp.net/lk.asp?sn=inet800 --------------------------------------------------------------------- *02 I Adore People I Adore People That Act in Good Faith. I Abhor People That Don't. The title of this piece should be "Nuff Said", by definition. But it isn't, because so many people don't get it. Now don't stop here, because this is not a religious sermon. Nor is it a position whereby I'm looking down my fairly substantial nose at someone. It's almost just a matter of common sense and social interaction. I guess the point I'm trying to make is about morality and good faith, which everyone can argue and redefine, except that "How can you justify or rationalize screwing anyone?" (For the lack or a more political term.) I know that within my business career that I have made deals in good faith with people who wanted nothing more than to take advantage of my good faith. My naiveté not only shocked me then, when I realized they were insincere, I hope it still will in the future. Because, you see, I still believe that, "Right will out." I still believe that I can go to a table and negotiate a deal where both sides win. I certainly want that to happen. It not only makes one feel better, it's the right thing to do. Is that morality in any culture? Well, I hope so. Steven Jackson - sjackson@inter800.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Once every second someone searches the Internet 800 Directory looking for someone to supply them with goods or services. Will they find you or your competition? Call 800-299-1879! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tip of the Week FTP When you move files from your computer to a server, you most likely need to transfer the files using FTP. There is a good free ware program at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/ Or you are using a current version of Explorer or Netscape, you can FTP by typing this is the address line. FTP://yourlogon@yourwebaddress.com (yourlogon is the logon you are using) (youraddress.com is the FTP site your are entering) Enter your password when prompted. To upload files, drag and drop them into the browser. To download files, drag and drop them from the browser to your computer. 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