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The NewZealand government is currently requesting input on drafting new laws against [Spam]. The [WLUG] is uniquely placed to offer advice to the government on the issue of spam, as many of it's members are technically savvy about how the InterNet works and the rise of [Spam], and the [LUG] is not affiliated any way with any commercial entity that is likely to want to taint the new law.
I propose that the [WLUG] makes a submission to the government about [Spam] legislation. To contribute, edit this page with your comments. While I don't think laws alone are going to stop spam, they a certainly a powerful tool against spammers and should be encouraged.
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zcat(1): My kids (7 and 9) would like to be able to exchange email with their friends at school, email stuff to kids TV, enter competitions, etc. I've set them up their own email addresses, but I see today they're starting to get viruses and I have no doubt that spam (much of it highly pornographic) will soon follow. Now I have to discreetly pre-screen their mail.
MatthiasDallmeier: Yes, it wastes my time and money. (By the way, the original meaning of "spam" is not really the same as junk e-mail, so we should probably not use that word.)
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+PhilMurray: Yes, to give an idea of the epidemic proportion it has reached here are some numbers from my companies mail server on any average day, which handles in excess of 100,000 messages (spam and legitimate) a day:
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+| __Type__ | __Number__
+| Legitimate Mail |> 2.5%
+| Identified as spam |> 51.5%
+| Email Viruses |> 46%
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+As you can imagine, this costs us in terms of server capacity (more hardware and bandwidth) and time for administration.
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PerryLorier: Matthias: See [Spam] vs [SPAM]
!! 2. Do you think legislation has a role to play alongside other complementary measures?
