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(Fwd) FC: Anti-spam service charges to send mail to its users
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Date sent: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:16:04 -0500
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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Subject: FC: Anti-spam service charges to send mail to its users
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http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985175.html
Spam blocker charges for e-mail
By Declan McCullagh
February 19, 2003, 1:34 PM PT
An Australian entrepreneur has created what may be the first
antispam service that lets its users charge for the privilege of
sending them e-mail.
The concept has been discussed in technology circles for the better
part of a decade, but Sydney resident Bernard Palmer, 59, has
decided to try to turn the concept into a business. "Spammers
aren't going to be sending many spams to you if you charge them 50
cents," Palmer said. "A spam would cost them $2 million."
Palmer's service, which he plans to announce on Thursday, is called
CashRamSpam.com. After people pay $36 with a credit card to sign up
for a CashRamSpam account, users may set their contact fee to be
anywhere from a few pennies to as high as they think anyone would
be willing to pay.
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