Re: Spamming (Good or Bad?)

At 03:35 AM 8/23/96 +0000, Vipul Ved Prakash wrote:
>
>This is peculiar. Nobody seems to mind ads in Newspapers, printed 
>magazines, TV, and for that matter web sites. That is unwanted stuff

I'd suggest that most/all of us 'mind' ads in papers, tv, etc.  The 
difference is that while we can do nothing about commercials on
TV (short of breaking federal law and jamming the signal) we can
do something about spam.  If there is enough concensus we can
develop/distribute/encourage the use of  new mailers that will help
defeat spam.  

 For example:  If mail comes into a server that has more than 25
recipients then it is only forwarded to those who have "signed up"
for that sender.  When we subscribe to Cypherpunks we also have
to register that with our network of mail servers.  Then if Mr. Spam
sends stuff out it's not been "signed up" for so it gets trashed.

I don't really like mail servers redirecting my mail, but perhaps we
could arrive at a reasonable criteria for filtering if we tried real hard.

 Jim
Jim Sewell - jims@tansoft.com    Tantalus Incorporated - Key West, FL

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In <3.0b11.32.19960823114947.006d7d7c@central.tansoft.com>, on 08/23/96 at 11:49 AM,
   "James C. Sewell" <jims@MPGN.COM> said:

>At 03:35 AM 8/23/96 +0000, Vipul Ved Prakash wrote:
>>
>>This is peculiar. Nobody seems to mind ads in Newspapers, printed 
>>magazines, TV, and for that matter web sites. That is unwanted stuff

>I'd suggest that most/all of us 'mind' ads in papers, tv, etc.  The 
>difference is that while we can do nothing about commercials on
>TV (short of breaking federal law and jamming the signal) we can
>do something about spam.  If there is enough concensus we can
>develop/distribute/encourage the use of  new mailers that will help
>defeat spam.  

> For example:  If mail comes into a server that has more than 25
>recipients then it is only forwarded to those who have "signed up"
>for that sender.  When we subscribe to Cypherpunks we also have
>to register that with our network of mail servers.  Then if Mr. Spam
>sends stuff out it's not been "signed up" for so it gets trashed.

>I don't really like mail servers redirecting my mail, but perhaps we
>could arrive at a reasonable criteria for filtering if we tried real hard.


No I have to dissagree. Who I send mail to or whom I receive mail from is no-ones business. I for one have no intention of "signing up" or "regestering" with any mail server. I most certainally want to be the one to decide what mail I receive or do not receive, not someone elses idea of what I should receive.

Sorry but I will not be made a sheep for the "protection" from spam. baah baah


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