OT: Need advice: client wants to spam (ARGH!)

[Jeff Davis]

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Yes, aside from the unethical part I would
try to convince them how this will impact
their bottom line in at least two ways.

Some places have legistation that can cause
them to fight legal battles and which will
likely make their spam tactics become public
knowledge possibly damaging their public image.
http://www.spamlaws.com/

Also getting added to a blacklist would
cause ALL mail from that server to get
blocked not just the spam.  How detrimental
this would be depends on the business.

-Jeff


Jason Balicki wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> Well, it's finally happened: I contract IT services for a client
> who I've heard through the grapevine is seriously considering
> spam as an option.  This company is a sub 20 person small
> business.
> 
> First: let me say for the record that if I'm asked to implement
> this I will refuse and if they pursue this through other
> means I will sever the contract.
> 
> That being said, I'd like to talk them out of it, as they're
> otherwise a good client and I'd like to keep them.  I'd like
> to think that if they were presented with all the information
> they'd back off.
> 
> The problem is that everything I can find is more of the
> technical "how do I fight spam" kind of document, and not
> so much "why you shouldn't send spam, you idiot" and I'm
> looking for documents of the latter type to send to this
> client.
> 
> They haven't approached me about this yet, I heard this
> from a mid-level employee who thought I should know that
> it may be coming.  I'd like to be armed with a bit more
> than "it's unethical" (although, really, that should
> be enough).  I can explain about botnets and viruses,
> worms and trojans till I'm blue in the face, but all
> that stuff is sort of esoteric to a non-techie who's
> just looking for a revenue stream.
> 
> So, if anyone has any links, advice, or anything else
> please let me know.
> 
> If I get a lot of good info, I'll try to aggregate it
> on the Wiki, too.
> 
> Thanks a lot, guys,
> 
> --J(K)
> 
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