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From D.R.: What can I do about all the spam that keeps filling my inbox?
WD-3 replies: We're not sure why you're asking us, but as it happens we know part of the answer. Write your congressman and both your senators! Bills are pending right now in both houses of Congress that will attempt to reduce or halt this scourge. You can visit http://www.house.gov or http://www.senate.gov, from where you can find contact information for your state's senators and your own representative. Write letters with specific suggestions about how you think spam can best be brought under control. It's silly to just tell them you're agin' it -- they already know that, but they don't have the same technical perspective that you probably do on how to stop it.
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1 -- Hey, they ruled the Earth for millions of years! So how dumb was that, dude?