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Boxbe: Get Paid When Spam is Sent to You

One of the biggest annoyances on the Web is spam, and 9 out of 10 e-mails are spam. What can you do about it? Join Boxbe.

When you sign up for sites and e-mail newsletters, you are sometimes throwing your e-mail address into a database for spammers. Boxbe.com is trying to change that. With Boxbe, you keep your normal e-mail address.

When you sign up for the site, you are assigned a Boxbe e-mail address. You use this e-mail when signing up for sites and services and all your normal e-mail is forwarded to your current e-mail address. When spammers try to contact you, they have to pay to reach you! Boxbe and you share the earnings!

(Thanks to commandN #73 for the tip)

I want to comment. Do I have to register?

Nope, go ahead and say what you want! I do screen comments though. But, after you’ve already commented once your comments are automatically approved (as long as you use the same name and e-mail address).

Hi M8!….

Happy New Year 2007….

Best of Lucks…

D.

Thanks Diego, see you at CHI?