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Spam UglySimple Ways to Ruin Your Web Developing LifeThe Ugly, spam ugly that is. The current State of Spam sanctions. Break the spam laws and your a candidate for getting into trouble. At the least, you could get your hand slapped. At the worse, jail time. In the middle is anything from small fines of around a few hundred dollars to losing your privilege of using the net.
Looking for Something Different? Custom Search Spam Ugly: The Spam Sanctions, Antispam Llaws and Fines for SpammingIf you go to Summary of State Spam Laws The latest spam news and Phishing Warnings EarthLink for instance hands out $200 for each violation. Netcom posts a list of spammers. Many services will just shut you down. It even may get worse. The US government is considering the problem. One proposal called for spammers to pay $500 for each unwanted piece of mail. In The NewsThe Seattle Times December 2005: AvTech Direct was fined $3 Million in civil damages and had to pay $375,000 for restitution to the Seattle School district who received 1,500 spam mailings. As Far as YouBe assured, if you are an otherwise honest person, these will all apply and be enforced on you. Only the truly criminal minds can get away with out getting caught. Bottom line...Do Not Spam, avoid the Ugly.
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What to Do?There is a general consensus that it is just not worth it to try to go after spammers yourself. Do your best to be a good net citizen. If you are a Weblator or a Web-estate sales person (developer, website builder or website reseller) practice being a good neighbor. Best PracticeThere are a few programs that you can buy and host your own lists on. Compared with the price of some of the list managers, $15 to 30 per month just to start, they may seem a bargain. The bargain stops there. The cost of insurance if your hosting runs about $2000 a month. If you manage a list, the cost of liability insurance is closer to $5000 a year. This is because of the risk and costs associated with spam. Guess what, the list services are a bargain. |
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