More to spamming, its causes and cures: yesterday's New York Times
(3/26/1998, p. D11 of the Tacoma edition) has an excellent primer on how to
smoke out and dispatch hidden senders and spammers. Perhaps this is
available on their web site (I haven't looked): http://www.nytimes.com

Hal Opperman
Medina, WA


At 3:13 PM -0500 03/27/1998, StahlfeldE wrote:
>The Seattle Times, 3/26/98, page B1, said Gov. Locke signed an anti-spam bill
>that, according to the paper, "makes it a violation for spammers to send e-
>mail messages that hide their point of origin, mask the transmission path, or
>contain misleading information in the message's subject line." The bill
>prohibits sending e-mail to an electronic mail address that the sender knws,
>or has reason to know, is held by a Washington resident, putting the burden on
>the sender to find out. Individuals who receive such an e-mail could collect
>up to $500 per violation.
>
>So, if we get more spam, at least we should be able to reply to the sender.
>What fun!
>
>Eric Stahlfeld
>Burien