David W. Fenton wrote:
Is blocking non-identified calls with CallerID rude? I don't think so.
I consider it rude - especially when the person hasn't bothered to de-list their number. And yes, they miss out on important calls as a result.
(And while you're one of the unfortunates receiving vast amounts of spam, wouldn't that burden simply be shifted to those who legitimately send out many emails to new contacts? The time that you spend scanning through your span folder would be insignificant compared to the time needed to respond to every challenge.)
No, you're simply WRONG. You respond to the challenge ONE TIME, the first time you email the individual. And, unless the recipient removes you from his whitelist, YOU'LL NEVER NEED TO AUTHENTICATE WITH THAT PERSON AGAIN.
That's why I said "TO NEW CONTACTS". I know people who do this, legitimately. They'd be stuck by their computer all day dealing with the challenges. And no, they're not spamming, they're doing it for legitimate reasons, sending mail to people who have requested it.
You're arguing over a *very* small burden that insures that your message gets read, as opposed to a system in which your unsolicited message is likely to be completely lost among the spam -- challenge/response benefits *you* as much as it benefits the individual using it to avoid spam.
I still don't see how sorting through your 200 spam messages is anything other than a *very* small burden. My weekly voyage into my Hotmail account is similar, and it takes thirty seconds to scan through and pick out anything that doesn't refer to Viagra or porn.
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