Hi Samuel!
21 Nov 2002, "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> This is not good strategy in my opinion. Hotmail and yahoo have
>> millions of legitimate users, including my daughter and a good friend.
SH> My son uses hotmail and a couple of my friends use yahoo. If they
SH> want to send an email to me they will send it to me at one of my
SH> email addresses that accepts hotmail and yahoo.
But why ??
I don't see what benefit blocking legitmate yahoo/hotmail users has !!
it's IMHO plain silly.
It will not lower the amount of spam you get, but it will frustrate many users.
SH> For most sdf users, the rejection of emails from hotmail and yahoo
SH> addresses is a good idea.
Could you elaborate on that ??
I don't see any advantage, but big disadvantages.
>> What good is an account that can't recieve email from millions of
>> legetimate users?
SH> There is another side to your question. What good is a hotmail or a
SH> yahoo account if there are some ISPs which won't accept emails from
SH> hotmail and yahoo?
such ISPs are idiots, unable to handle their software, which act AGAINST the
"will of the internet" which is free communication.
I don't know of any ISP here which would block yahoo/hotmail mails, if they
originate of legit yahoo/hotmail servers.
SH> The decision of some ISPs to reject hotmails and yahoos is a good
SH> thing because it tends to discourage people from using a hotmail or a
SH> yahoo account.
Strange logic.
let's send out nimda virii to everyone, it will show them how insecure their OS
is ...
SH> Friends should discourage friends from using hotmail and yahoo. There
SH> are many other free email services which are much better and more
SH> reputable and more compatible with various different operating systems
SH> and browsers and email client programs.
But they are not widly know.
Many of my ex-classmates use hotmail, simply because that was what they have
heared of. blocking these mails is nonsens.
And it will not reduce the amount of spam you get at all !!!
SH> Sam Heywood
CU, Ricsi
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