--- date: "2000-07-27T11:10:00Z" title: Fun with Spam! --- Nobody likes <a href="http://spam.abuse.net/">Spam</a>, and noone seems to have an effective and gratifying solution. Sure, you can install <a href="http://www.procmail.org/">Procmail</a>, or use a filtered mail service like <a href="http://www.msgto.com/">MsgTo</a> -- but where's the fun in that? Do what I'm doing -- <a href="mailto:gilbertt@linuxbrit.co.uk">send your spam to Tom Gilbert</a>. As effective as procmail, but 10 times as gratifying!<br /><br /> I'm pretty busy today, but here's a few quick things to read: <a href="http://www.attrition.org/~modify/texts/mirrors/textfiles.com/100/billrights.fun">The Bill of Rights Lite</a> and <a href="http://www.westegg.com/inflation/">The Inflation Calculator</a>. I'm sure you've read about the <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/26/2357235&mode=nested">preliminary ruling against Napster</a> (and the <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/27/1315217&mode=nested&threshold=1">upcoming RIAA boycotts</a>), and I'm assuming you know <a href="/news/archive/#20000515">my position</a>, so here's a funny parody called the <a href="http://www.brunching.com/features/feature-metallicaletter.html">Open Letter From Metallica</a>. It's a bit dated, but an amusing read anwyays.