Re: Ethics of Deterrence

Jul 23, 2005 0 Replies


> Some bloggers have recently claimed our fight is morally flawed.


> I'll go further and tell you you're a criminal.
> It's trivially easy for someone to put an URL of a website I own into > a spam.

Well said!


This is exactly why, ten years ago, we had to tell people not to "mail bomb" obnoxious e-mailers or newsgroup posters.


The other issue is collateral damage. In an attempt to bombard a spammer, even if you get the spammer's true address, there's too much risk of clogging up innocent sites along the way.

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