Legislation would help, but if there was just legislation on junk mail,
there's a chance that the government would then feel that now that they
have established their place on the InterNet, they could possibly add more
legislation and more legislation, and...
Besides, the sad truth is that even if something was done about this in the
USA alone, then companies like IQ-InterNet and Cyber Promotions could and
possibly would move abroad where no one in the USA has any power over them.
That aggrevates the problem to a whole new level...
> The Internet is becoming like other mediums such as television and
> newspapers in it is a target for advertising. There is really
> nothing we can do to change that, so the real solution is a billing
> scheme whereby your connection is paid by the advertiser. The
> advantages of this is that your connection will be subsidized by
> advertisers. And, judicious use of procmail filters which will
> mature in time will allow you to filter this stuff, much as you go
> for a potty break during television commercials.
Well, I could go on and elaborate about how many companies there are out
there who are trying to turn the InterNet into something which is very
similar to American TV. It's sad, but true...
Nick Zitzmann http://orion.edmonds.wednet.edu/
(Resident Macintosh Tweaker)
nickzman@eskimo.com (InterNet) "Saying that PCs are the best
zitzmann@edmonds.wednet.edu (Alt.) systems in the world is like
sticking your head in the sand!"
- me
WARNING: Any and all junk mail sent to my address(es) will be returned to
the postmaster of the offending site for inspection.
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