On Sat, 03 Feb 2001 18:27:36 +0000, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
> 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
Bitch if you want, sue if you want. Spam used to bother me, but I
just learned to hit the delete key and forget it. I don't want to give
it any more time and energy than that. But that's just my opinion.
I don't think there's any way to get rid of spam. They will find a
way around these various anti-spam schemes. But the anti-spam schemes
will cause problems for legitimate users who may not be able to
continue using their software of choice.
The evolution of internet standards and protocols in the direction of
less open and more restrictive does bother me--but I certainly don't
know what to do about it.
Sam Ewalt
Croswell, Michigan
USA
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