3/17 I just wrote a spam mail filter. What is the best way
to market such a product.. I am thinking of sending out
a spam marketing mail.
\_ Send it to FSF, Gnu, or Berkeley research where it will be
distributed like Netscape. First get your beta-product popularized,
then think about marketting later.
\_ Ya, get the market to expect to get your product for free then
start charging so they can all accuse you of using them as
beta testers. Good way to win friends and influence customers.
\_ Good idea. Create a need for your product. Seriously though
it looks like legislation is on the way....
\_ legislation doesn't stop lots of annoying things, why should
it stop spammers? -brg
\_ Because a vast number of spammers IME are people trying
to resell spam software. The core of their message is
that its LEGAL. Most people won't commit an illegal act
if they're aware of it. Obviously you can't legislate
away everything bad in the world, but consider how much
worse the world would be if we didn't have a whole bunch
of laws. "I can do XYZ if I like! There's no law against
it!" is a common defense for abusive stupidity.
\_ How can you legally define what a spam is? Frankly, I think
the Congress will have a hard time in defining spam without
infringing on 1st Amendment right.
\_ They did it with fax machines. Take the same law and
insert "email" or "network computer" in place of fax
everywhere. The 1st Amendment doesn't give you the right
to yell "FIRE!" in a crowded theatre. It is *not*
sacrosanct and protective of all forms of communications
at all times.
\_ because spammers need customers, who would be stopped? -jor |
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