On Sun, May 18, 2003 at 07:45:44PM -0400, Steve Furlong wrote:
near the spammers could then convey the complaints of the community to the spammer, with ball-peen hammer or shotgun. If the citizens exercized some caution and didn't repeat themselves, the cops wouldn't have much to go on. Heck, the cops probably wouldn't even investigate very hard; they receive spam, too. The only drawback I see to this plan is the problem of false accusations.
In a less aggressive vein, I've been waiting for a spamactivists.com site to emarge with "Picket Spammers at Their Homes" days, calls to family members, spammer creditors, etc. No harassment, just conveying factual information in a non-threatening manner. For verification purposes, most spam blacklists have records of past spamming activity (SpamCop keeps a year or so). That shifts the trust problem, but it doesn't seem insoluble. -Declan