On Sat, 03 Feb 2001 17:02:51 -0500, Sam Ewalt wrote:
> My understanding of smtp servers is that they just relay the mail,
> nothing is kept on the server and you can't get anything from the
> server, all it does is take the mail you send it and sends it on
> its way. There is no need for security, imho.
> Restricting mail delivery from traditional smtp servers is intolerable
> to me and should be to others as well. Imagine if the postal service
> would only deliver mail from a certain kind of "secure" mailbox. As long
> as the message fits the standard email format, it should just be
> delivered.
> If people don't like the mail they get, they should just throw it
> away (delete it) and quit their bitching about spam.
What if you have to pay by the hour for your internet connection time
and you are downloading your email with an XT and a 2400K modem, and
along comes a 200K spam message? Wouldn't you feel that you would have
every right to bitch about it? This is like receiving junk mail with
postage due and you have to pay the postage for it regardless of whether
you have any desire to open the article. I think you should sue the
bastards. In Virginia there is a new law that provides for just that.
Furthermore, the new law even provides for criminal charges and jail time
for the offenders. So far I do not know of any cases brought before the
courts based on this new law. To see the full text of this new Virginia
law go to http://www.suespammers.org/va/sb881.shtml
Sam Heywood
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