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Originally Posted by redcircle
If symantec went and cracked down on spammers then less people would want to buy Norton Internet Security which has the spam filter in it.
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I think that was their point. But why does Symantec need to "crack down" on spammers. They can only control the spam that relates to their products and services. I don't get any spam from them, but it sounds like you guys do.
Two reasons why we still have spam:
1. Some people out there look at it, and purchase the advertised product. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that targeted spam is at least somwhat sucessfull.
2. Email list holders can sell the lists to new marketers. These new marketers may still think that they can send their ad to any 1000 people (non targeted) and have some sucess.
What can Symantec, or any other company, do about these things except prevent their own marketing from crossing the line into spam?
The only thing individuals can do is stop responding to spam, and not send it. There is plenty of free applications out there (I know the average WebProWorld visitor knows this, but it seems so many other people do not) to filter and block spam. I happen to use Symantec's NIS for a spam filter and it works like a champ.
I really don't see any reliable way of getting rid of it other than getting a good filter/blocker. Expecting our government or companies to "make all the evil spam go bye-bye" does not seem realistic to me.