[thelist] Crackdown on a major spam source

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Didn't think this was OT enough for an article on thesite,
but if
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33632,00.html?tw=wn20000118
is to be believed, then US officials are getting tough on
"Make $$$ quick!" [sic] spam based on pyramid
selling.

If they include the "Make money from spam" MLM
schemes too, life would get *so* much better.

<tip>
Learning technology is great, but it's also *really* important
to learn business too. That way, you can explain the tech
payoffs in business benefit terms to the people with the 
cash to pay for your system. They're not going to buy it
any other way.
</tip>

Cheers
Martin Burns
xtn 20867
External tel: 0131 523 0867
mobile: 0793 151 8480
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