Safron
join:2001-07-25
Gray, GA
clubs: | God Help Us
What happens if I get zombied and send out 5,000 emails?
God help us !!!!!!  |
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daniyel
join:2001-05-10
Tucson, AZ
| how will this be done?
Do ISP's they just send your TLD a bill to the domain contact..
I dont see how this will curb spam....spammer can just as easily hi-jack a paying account and send from there..
love it  |
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clowny
Premium
join:2003-09-09
Crystal Lake, IL | More crap.
This is crap, especially since a large number of spam mails come from other countries. It's just another way for the Government to get more $$$ from us. |
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Phil
Rojo Sol
Premium
join:2001-06-11
Camarillo, CA | What a complete load.
I'll take spam any day over more taxes. |
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pianotech
Pianotech
Premium
join:2002-12-30
New Castle, PA | reply to clowny
Hehe
I first got online in 1992 with the old Prodigy service. Along with your $14.95/month subscription, you were allowed to send 30 emails. After that, they cost 25-cents each! |
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jose3030
Premium
join:1999-08-17
Manassas, VA | I remember that trash! |
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pianotech
Pianotech
Premium
join:2002-12-30
New Castle, PA | Some months my bill was over $100 just because of the emails I sent! |
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T RAVER
join:2003-10-02
Calgary, AB
| Where is this tax coming from?
Alright, I am sure you thought of this and I am sure that it will pass through your mind (if not before, now it will). This is not a fine! This is a TAX. Who pays taxes? Consumers and Businesses (which just gets thrown back to the consumer anyways). This is not postage and handling, this is not a pay per use thing. Think about it...what do politicians need to raise everyone's taxes? An excuse, it won't be the spammer who pays, it will be you as the consumer who pays!
STOP THIS GUY before it is too late!
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~Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.~ Thomas Edison |
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Sisqo
World Champs. Babe Who?
Premium
join:2002-08-14
Methuen, MA | Had to be.....
Remind me why Minnesota is a state again?  j/k
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No it's not a payphone, it's a portable phone! |
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Dragasoni
We're All Mad Here
Premium
join:2001-12-14
Rotonda West, FL
| Ridiculous!
What will they not attempt to tax in this country? What's next? Soon you'll have to pay taxes for using the bathroom, walking, talking, and who knows what else!
Like mentioned above, this is not a solution for spam, it is simply a way for the government to get more money. This is 100% crap, and it's not going to happen.
-Dragasoni- |
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oliphant5
Got Identity?
Premium
join:2003-05-24
Corona, CA |  Of course
Higher taxes are the solution to every "problem" (real or imagined) gov't faces. |
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ArchAngel21x
MacFan Pro
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE
| reply to Safron
Re: God Help Us
It's just an excuse to tax something else. |
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TheWickerMan
join:2002-04-09
Enola, PA
| reply to Dragasoni
Re: Ridiculous!
said by Dragasoni  :
What will they not attempt to tax in this country? What's next? Soon you'll have to pay taxes for using the bathroom, walking, talking, and who knows what else!
It's getting to the point where you can't find a penny on the sidewalk, without some jackass politician wanting a piece of it. |
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snkeyes3
join:2003-09-23
| reply to oliphant5
Re: Of course
Sure, tax me $0.05 for every e-mail I send. Just make sure you give me $0.05 for every e-mail I receive.
So, today I've sent 3 e-mails. I owe $0.15.
I've received 123 e-mails (121 SPAM). I get back $6.15.
Today I'll make $6.00. I can live with this solution. Too bad my fantasy world isn't reality. |
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suzuki1
join:2003-01-22
Philadelphia, PA | Email tax??....
Its just like trying to make guns illegal... criminals don't get their guns legally. Same thing with email tax they just wont pay or will have a bogus accounts... |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | they cant collect from legit companies
Okay,
now taxes will stop crime, sure i believe that ! NOT!!
How about a more advanced mail system. Where if the identity cant be verified its trashed ?
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Alright DR. Slotkin do your worst. |
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fancydancer
Perception is reality
Premium
join:2002-08-28
Springfield, IL
clubs:
 ·Comcast
·Insight Communicat..
| They never cease to amaze me!
'Is it time for a "technology intelligence test" for lawmakers?'
Yes it is.
How would this be regulated? I can setup an SMTP relay on my XP pro box and send out email all day everyday. I'm talking about the built-in IIS SMTP mail service!! Are they going to make the ISPs the Email/Spam Police and I'll get an extra bill about my email message overage?! Gee, why not? The RIAA has already made them the Internet/Moral Police. Or would that be "out of their jurisdiction"? 
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wtansill
Ncc1701
join:2000-10-10
Falls Church, VA
| reply to DaveNJ
Re: they cant collect from legit companies
said by DaveNJ :
Okay,
now taxes will stop crime, sure i believe that ! NOT!!
How about a more advanced mail system. Where if the identity cant be verified its trashed ?
Must you insist on making sense?
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That which does not kill me merely prolongs the agony. |
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cyberthugin
join:2002-03-12
Kew Gardens, NY | reply to Safron
Re: God Help Us
I agree with you brother, these senator need to take email 101 and email security 101, but then again, I guess they must be using aol. |
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oliphant5
Got Identity?
Premium
join:2003-05-24
Corona, CA | reply to snkeyes3
Re: Of course
Mailfare? |
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