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m3talsmith · Mar 20, 2004, 10:26 am

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (tman_ndsu08,)
Hell, you already DO pay for email..it's called an ISP.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

I work at an ISP and that part is absolutely true. We charge extra for those who send over a certain limit of email. Truth is Spammers do pay for email. I have a friend that works for a pro spammer company. They have a server farm of 50 and a class C that they rotate the ip's every hour. What his company does is provide the service to spammers and adware/spyware people. Then they make software to counter it. It's a very tidy business for them and very profitable. And yes the spammers pay for it constantly.

So for those who really know the business, you'll know how stupid this idea is. Charging for email is simply going to hurt the normal users who don't have a way to afford it: you actually promote profitable uses of email, because there has to be a reason to use something if it cost you. Spammers are the main ones that actually do profit from it. That's why they actually are increasing in this business and make millions doing it.

Think about it for a bit. Do your research, and you'll see what I mean.

Mar 20, 2004, 10:26 am	#15 (permalink) (top)
m3talsmith Igneous Magma Location: Southern, MI Posts: 400	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (tman_ndsu08,) Hell, you already DO pay for email..it's called an ISP.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> I work at an ISP and that part is absolutely true. We charge extra for those who send over a certain limit of email. Truth is Spammers do pay for email. I have a friend that works for a pro spammer company. They have a server farm of 50 and a class C that they rotate the ip's every hour. What his company does is provide the service to spammers and adware/spyware people. Then they make software to counter it. It's a very tidy business for them and very profitable. And yes the spammers pay for it constantly. So for those who really know the business, you'll know how stupid this idea is. Charging for email is simply going to hurt the normal users who don't have a way to afford it: you actually promote profitable uses of email, because there has to be a reason to use something if it cost you. Spammers are the main ones that actually do profit from it. That's why they actually are increasing in this business and make millions doing it. Think about it for a bit. Do your research, and you'll see what I mean. One vote for for Freedom. One vote for Michael Badnarik for President. One vote that won't be wasted this year.