On Thursday 15 May 2003 03:21, Tim May wrote: (Comparison between celebrity stalking and spamming)
...Their are three main approaches for dealing with the problem of unwanted attention towards celebrities:
1. Pass laws...
2. ...screen ...
3. Reclusiveness.
4. Make stalking, or spamming, physically unrewarding. Celebrities can have their bodyguards beat up intruders. In the case of spammers, the more talented network hackers might be able to back-trace the messages and eventually get a physical address. A usenet group or overseas web site could carry lists of these addresses. Ordinary citizens living 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. This poses an interesting dilemma: Given the home addresses of a spammer and of an IRS auditor, which would you whack? -- Steve Furlong Computer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel Guns will get you through times of no duct tape better than duct tape will get you through times of no guns. -- Ron Kuby