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An AppleScript to forward spam to the FTC via Mail
So, don't get me wrong, I hate spam as much as the next guy (unsolicited plug: SpamSieve is the best $25 I've ever spent!!), but if everyone floods the FTC with massive quantities of spam, won't the FTC become completely bogged down and unable to do anything about it?
An AppleScript to forward spam to the FTC via Mail
"If you get spam email that you think is deceptive, forward it to spam@uce.gov. The FTC uses the spam stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive email."
[OT] government ways
And a trip to the DMV may give you reasons not to underestimate certain things about the government. ;-)
An AppleScript to forward spam to the FTC via Mail
True... but note the part of the quote that asks for spam "that you think is deceptive." I don't know about you, but I'd say that less than 10% of my spam is actually deceptive; most of it is selling something like meds or hair loss treatment or, ah, enhanced masculinity. They might be "deceptive" in the sense that they don't work, but what they're offering, at least, is up front. I would think that "deceptive" e-mail is something more like the ubiquitous letter from Nigeria asking you to help the former wife of the deceased Minister of Finance move his money out of an account and offering you obscene quantities of money in exchange for your assistance. If the FTC is really looking for those sorts of e-mails and not the masculine enhancement / pharmaceuticals kind, we wouldn't be doing them any favors by auto-flooding them with tons of the latter. Is my point.
An AppleScript to forward spam to the FTC via Mail
Most spam is sent from relays. These are often computers taken over by "kittens"-type viruses (you know, the one with the cute Powerpoint slideshow and the not-so-cute payload). So by forwarding spam to the FTC, or KnujOn or whoever else takes on the responsibility, you're also helping to cut the number of zombified Windows machines, and ultimately, cleaning up the Internet of unnecessary bandwidth usage. When one of the most successful anti-spam efforts, Blue Frog, went down, something like 90% of Internet traffic for the following days was spam. |
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