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snowman53 wrote: Spam meat is considered a luxury item in Korea
Say it ain't so.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)
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India is the world's largest spammer, where there are no specific laws to control it.
At least 85% of all email is spam.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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ChrisElston wrote: India is the world's largest spammer, where there are no specific laws to control it.
You must be referring to the recent news that India has taken over first place as the world's biggest origin of spam email. Yes, it's true, but they took over first place from the United States, which DOES have specific laws to control it. So, just having laws doesn't mean it will go away...
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup
The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke!
My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.
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If I remember correctly it is, but there are certain requirements before it is legally considered spam, like it has to not contain an unsubscribe link, or it takes more than 10 days to get you off the mailing list, and there are probably a few others. Because of the requirements, the emails you get from most companies aren't spam, because they conform to the requirements (which is why I unsubscribe anytime I get such an email, because they do stop).
But there is still plenty of real spam to go around, I like to browse through my spam looking for funny titles ("Big [male organ] like girl" is my favorite so far).
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lewax00 wrote: (which is why I unsubscribe anytime I get such an email, because they do stop).
Proper companies will unsubscribe you and the spam will stop.
Dodgy companies will unsubscribe you and then sell your email address as a confirmed, live one.
Even dodgier spammers will simply confirm your email address is live, continue sending you their crap, and sell on your email address to everyone they can think of.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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The only ones to make it through the spam filter in the first place are in the first category luckily (as far as I can tell anyways).
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Here is in the US, spamming, in and of itself, is not illegal. However, the contents may be. For instance, if fraud is involved. And while the spam has to provide a link for opting out of the spam, if you use that link, then they have your email address and can sell it off to 10+ spammers.
Really, the only way to get rid of spammers is with a chair, some rope, a gallon of gasoline and a match like in the movie Reservoir Dogs[^].
The closest thing we have is a "Do Not Call" list for phones. Even that is a little spotty (though better than nothing).
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
In most cases the only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment. -- Marc Maron
I am not a chatbot
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Michael Bergman wrote: The closest thing we have is a "Do Not Call" list for phones.
I forgot about that, and I just found out that it also applies to text messages and reported some spam I've been receiving that way 
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Well, if you receive more than one email, you can sue for harassment...
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"Oh, I'm sorry. We had a bug in our program that caused us to send you the other emails after you asked us not to. And the person who is handling the emails is new and in training and he made a mistake. Sorry. And there is a problem with the company that we outsourced this to. We are taking corrective actions and we are going with another company. Sorry...."
I don't know of anyone in the last two years who has succeeded in a harassment suit regarding commercial spam.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
In most cases the only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment. -- Marc Maron
I am not a chatbot
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Well, no, none of those arguments are valid, since the email address shouldn't have been given to them anyway.
I threatened two spammers with my "legal department". I wasn't sure what the reaction would be (I didn't expect it to work), but surprisingly, it worked both times, not a peep out of either since (and spam level hasn't increased either) 
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SortaCore wrote: Well, no, none of those arguments are valid
It doesn't matter if they're valid. I expect they're not in any case.
SortaCore wrote: I threatened two spammers with my "legal department". I wasn't sure what the reaction would be (I didn't expect it to work), but surprisingly, it worked both times, not a peep out of either since
You are very lucky if that is the case. I had to burn an email address because I did the same as you. It didn't receive anymore spam from the company I complained to, but the amount of spam I got a week a latter multiplied nearly 10-fold.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
In most cases the only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment. -- Marc Maron
I am not a chatbot
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I think it is illegal, because:
1) you did not agree to get emails from a concrete broadcaster,
2) you did not agree to get emails about a topic the spam message has.
This looks like an imposed service.
3) it can contain false or frauded links, targeted to a infected site.
4) it can contain infected attachments.
These activities are criminal, aren't? Also these activities breaks the email hostingor delivery services rules.
Well... I feeling like i'm Captain Obviousity.
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The US is big on free speech. The spam that wants you to buy something is annoying, but completely legal. The spam where "I want to give you a million dollars, just send me a little money or give me your personal information and I'll give it to you." is fraud too and is illegal. It is so prevalent that any complaint about it mainly gets ignored. Good luck finding someone willing to help you out, especially if you weren't stupid enough to fall for it. You might get a mention in the "idiot abroad" section of the news.
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While some countries do have laws to 'control' spam, none really help. They should change their laws to make spam an 'opt-in' service, i. e. in stead of providing an unsubscribe link they should provide a subscribe link to continue receiving mail from that address!
Or, better yet, create an official advertising subscription site that people have to actively seek out in order to select companies that are allowed to send them spam - errr, I mean friendly advertising. Companies then wouldn't be allowed to send out mails to anyone but those who unlock their 'service' at that site.
Personally I think e-mail should be a paid service, at least after a maximum of X mails per month that are free (say 100 or even 500). The problem is that you can't control all the mail services already in existance or even those created in the future without a world-wide legislation. And even if you could, you'd still have to complicate the process of registering for a free mail address to the point where it's impossible or at least very hard for a bot to constantly register new addresses.
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Inglis (A New South Welshman that has been allowed to play illegally for Queensland) has been granted a try from a Knock On. Now it's official, Queensland are playing and refereeing the game.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Is Queensland a new NFL franchise?
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MehGerbil wrote: Is Queensland a new NFL franchise?
From their current gayness level I'd say yes. All they need is the helmets, padding and a bunch of fat fuchs who can't run and we'd already be there.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I thought they were Serbia's Entry for Eurovision 
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How about the Ukraine?[^]
My eyes!
The goggles!
They do nothing!
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MehGerbil wrote: My eyes!
The goggles!
They do nothing!
Nor does the mindbleach!
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Haven't watched it yet but several messageboards have been alight with complaints
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RugbyLeague wrote: Haven't watched it yet but several messageboards have been alight with complaints
We f***ed up and should have lost anyway, but only 12 - 10.
Uate, who scored our first try let two in by come in on a man already marked leaving his opponent (Darius Boyd) unmarked, he scored both times the opportunity was given to him. Inglis (who by the rules, should be playing for NSW) scored on what has been called a knock on in the 40 years I have been watching the game.
Jennings should not have been sent off, it's Origin FFS, and what was Carney doing when he couldn't kick a ball over the sideline when we got a penalty and were kicking for territory. And I won't talk about the kick for goal when we had QLD on the back foot, it was over 40 metres out and we didn't have a recognised great kicker.
F***ed it for another season, this game should have been a home game for NSW but we let them send us to Melbourne (don't remember QLD ever giving up a home game to play in Melbourne). Now we have toi beat QLD in QLD and then win the 3rd game at home.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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NSW lack effective combinations. That's the impression I get.
I am in the UK so don't have a flag to carry for either NSW or QLD but it would be nice if NSW could win once in a while to freshen it up.
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