There are laws against spammers, Lycos and anyone that helps them is being judge, jury and hangman. That is all I meant.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 8:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Lycos screensaver tackles spam websites Just out of curiosity. "people take the law into their own hands" Which law would you be referring to? At 10:14 PM 12/1/2004, you wrote: >Least I know someone is reading these :) Sorry, I didn't mean to yank >anyone's chain and I am really not the other word for a mule as you >indicated. I am an honest hardworking kind of guy. > >I was merely making a comparison of where people take the law into their own >hands, which is not right. KKK members are fed by hate and conviction for >what they believe in. They lack the capacity to look beyond their hate. I >didn't call anyone anything I was just comparing this Lycos approach to a >lynch mob mentality like KKK. Agree or not, fools rush in, where wise people >think it over first. I've read their site, when it was available, and feel >they are on a witch hunt and I don't blame anyone for that, spammers are the >scum of the Internet along with those who profit from hosting them. However >I think that deeper thinkers are not going to just assume they are attacking >only the names on reputable black lists as indicated and give this approach >some more thought before they jump on the bandwagon. > >Just reread the original posts on this and you will see what I meant by >lynch mob mentality. First instinct for many of us that are tired of >fighting the spammers (self included) was hop right on it without further >thought. That is how lynch mobs get started. After reading about it and >considering how it could be wrong I've decided against it and I'm trying to >get everyone else to see why. Now if you feel that makes me that back end of >a mule as indicated in your first sentence please kiss one for me :) > >Please note, no good guys were harmed in the making of this post :) > >Seriously, I don't mean any harm to anyone nor am I slinging mud at people >who don't think like I do. Hope there is no further hard feelings as I never >intended to create any and that is not my nature. Just want people to think >about what they may be doing before they actually do it. That is all! > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Riddle >Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 3:33 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Lycos screensaver tackles spam websites > >At 04:14 PM 12/1/2004, you wrote: > >I agree and will try to stop commenting on this :) What we have here is a > >difference of opinion. What the pro Lycos supporters are doing is much like > >the KKK mentality. Narrow minded thinking with misguided thoughts about the > >You sir are an ASS. Yes, we have a difference of opinion on the matter but >your stooping to such sophomoric and banal name calling tactics as equating >those that have views different from your own (you are the uninformed one >that is trying to say that Lycos is doing things it clearly is not doing) >to being members of a despicable hate group shows the you must be the one >hiding under the white hood. > > >logical carriage of justice. This whole thread is starting to get > >repetitive, even my own posts on the subject :) > >I could sink to your level and use many "kindergarten level" rejoinders to >your attempt at argument but I fear that your demonstrated mental capacity >for actually exercising logic and reason merely demonstrates that you would >be defenseless in a debate. > >Have a nice day. > > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses courtesy of Netslyder, >Inc.(http://www.netslyder.net)] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses courtesy of Netslyder, Inc.(http://www.netslyder.net)] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
