## On 2002-09-10 13:41 -0700 Tony Hain typed: TH> TH> Rafi Sadowsky wrote: TH> > How about using a combination of technical and "social" TH> > measures For example in a Cyber Cafe use passive technical TH> > measures to count the total number of outbound SMTP sessions TH> > and charge 1$ per Email over an average rate of 2 TH> > Emails/minute and 10$ per Email exceeding a rate of 10 per minute TH> TH> So the person who connects after sitting on a plane for 5 hours gets TH> charged extra because the laptop bursts 50 messages ... Well the numbers may need adjusting but please note that I suggested measuring the average not burst - so if said person buys 30 minutes online his *average* rate would be (just) under the 2 Emails/minute threshold If needed change the first threshold to 4/5 per minute and the second threshold to 20 per minutes TH> There is no TH> automated technical approach to a social problem. Public executions TH> would be much more effective than preventing legitimate customers from TH> getting their job done. True in many cases but the punishment should be reasonable You could define SPAM as theft in Saudi-Arabia & then a a spammer would probably have his right hand chopped off ... A little common sense would probably be useful in matching the punishment to the "crime" TH> TH> Tony TH> -- Rafi