Service Provider Journal: Great idea! Contest to maximize wasting spammers' time

September 19, 2003

Great idea! Contest to maximize wasting spammers' time

Andrew Odlyzko suggests a contest to invent AI software that maximizes the amount of spammers' time that can be wasted perpetuating bogus replies to their unwanted emails. (via Dewayne Hendricks)

Sep 19, 2003 9:44:39 PM | Spambusters

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