[jacquesm]

> its only profitable for Spammers because it costs pretty much nothing to send millions of emails.

And because there are still idiots that buy spamvertised goods and services.

[lukeschlather]

The important thing is education (and not calling people idiots.) I realized that after sharing this article as a PSA of sorts on Facebook:

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/03/idiot-users-sti...

I'm sure that there's an article somewhere that would serve the same purpose and doesn't insult all of your Facebook friends.

[jacquesm]

Good point, thanks.

Spam is a continuous source of irritation and that shines through sometimes.