SPAM and the tragedy of the commons

From: Bill Barowy (wbarowy@attbi.com)
Date: Tue Feb 25 2003 - 05:07:44 PST

"The incremental cost of sending one more piece of e-mail is free," Schneier
said. "Because the cost of sending a million pieces of e-mail is essentially
the same as sending a dozen, spammers can make money." End users frequently
belittle the spam problem, saying it's just a nuisance.

http://www.internetweek.com/breakingNews/INW20021219S0003

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