Spam begins with the real culprit the bisness
To really get at the source of spam we should go after the ones who benefit from it, and that would be the bisness at the end of the link from the spam.
That is to say sure you might be able to track down the bulk mailer if your lucky but where that spam sends you to is the one that should be prosecuted or sued.
I refer to the LL Bean suit against a number of companys such as Eddy Bauer etc who were the real source behind the ad/spy ware pop-ups, instead of going after the ad/spyware company they went after the company that was in the pop-up.
That being said then where ever the 'link' in the spam takes you to that is the the one who benefits from the spam and they are the ones that initiated the spam by the hiring of the bulk mailer to begin with. So they should be held liable for the spam and action taken against them.
any thoughts?