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Re:When “Dumb Pipes” Get Too Smart by JoshTriplett on Friday February 24, 2017 @07:41PM (#13729294)
> The better solution if you can actually find a real life spammer is to impose a fine on them that exceeds the profits of spamming.

That's exactly what I'd like to see. But that does depend on cooperative ISPs.

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Re:When “Dumb Pipes” Get Too Smart by AnthonyMouse on Sunday February 26, 2017 @07:46PM (#13741013)
> That's exactly what I'd like to see. But that does depend on cooperative ISPs.

How does that help? The ISP can tell you where the compromised machine is, but it will be a different compromised machine in an hour so that's no help. It can't tell you where the actual spammer is because they're behind five proxies in six countries.

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