FTC Won't Create "Do Not Spam" List

For several months the FTC has been under pressure to create an E-mail "Do Not Spam" list similar to the "Do Not Call" list created for marketing phone calls. The FTC has decided that such a list will not work and may in fact be counterproductive to the issue.

I agree 100%. Spammers are not easily tracked down. They change names, ISPs, computers, etc. They will not think twice about ignoring the list. In fact my bet would be within 48 hours of the creation of such a list some hacker will have the list available for purchase. The Internet is not the phone system (yet), the same tools do not apply. Although not perfect, I think the sender identification methods currently being tested by major Internet players will be a much better solution to this problem.

Think Your DSL/Cable Internet Is Fast?

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have successfully transferred data across Internet2 (the next generation Internet) at speeds of 6.25 Gigabits per second. This is roughly 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection!

Imagine what can be done with data transfer at that speed! Moving voice and data around would not even scratch the surface of the bandwidth available. Live video over the Internet will be a reality. Where does it end? Who knows, but tests are being planned for Terabit speeds. For the green horns among us, a gigabit is 1 billion bits per second and a terabit is 1 trillion bits per second.

Just imagine the Spam at those speeds!