2009/4/24 Ochieng Maxwell <maxwell@barua.co.ke>

James Mutuku wrote:

>So...I walk into a kenyan police station and tell the cop on duty that
>someone is spamming me?
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Hehehe! that would be the ideal thing. unfortunately we are in another
world so let the guy enjoy spamming you.

>2009/4/24 Ochieng Maxwell <maxwell@barua.co.ke>
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>>aki wrote:
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>>>wash, this is what makes it illegal, imho. under what circumstances is the
>>>money transactions taking place : is it a business or not? the money
>>>exhanged is for services rendered. part of that revenue is taxable.
>>>
>>>if the calculation of 24000 email accounts ( courtesy of spamming
>>>googlegroups ) therefore if rate per day of kshs 1,000 while say 1% want
>>>
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>>to
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>>>= 24,000 kshs X 30 = 720,0000/- per month.
>>>
>>>spamming ( adverts ) is good business = 720,000/- kshs X 12 = 9,600,000/-
>>>kshs per annum.
>>>
>>>I'm not even an accountant but the figures speak for themselves.
>>>
>>>If anyone thinks this is not illegal, let me know. I'll start my own
>>>spamming thing and include gok addresses as part of it. :)
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>This is not necessarily illegal in KRA terms infact they can make money
>>from it, the issue is whether spamming is legal and that shud probably
>>be that ICT act to decided or Cops.
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>>>2009/4/23 Odhiambo ワシントン <odhiambo@gmail.com>
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>>>>Aki,
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>>>>If I place an e-mail out there with my M-PEAS and ZAPPA account numbers
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>>and
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>>>>say you can send e-mail (don't see them as Radio/TV/Press Ads) to my list
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>>at
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>>>>a fee (payable via my M-PEAS/ZAPPA numbers), what is so illegal about it?
>>>>
>>>>I'd say it is perfectly legal. If there is a law that says "I must
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>>register
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>>>>my business" before being allowed to do such, then I'd say it's not legal
>>>>until I do that, but in the absence thereof of any such law, then I'll be
>>>>home and dry anyway, no?
>>>>
>>>>Anyone from KRA would tell you it is illegal without arguing why.
>>>>
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