At 21:29 24/05/02 +0200, you wrote: > * A guy with "internal control locus": Well, if I don't want to receive >SPAM, I will post a temporary email address rather than the real one, and >forward the email from the temporary to the real one. I will close the >temporary one when I get enough love letters or no one, or lots of SPAM. > >Summarizing: Nobody is going to take care of you, but yourself.
Sadly, many people refuse to run and hide from spammers. By coincidence, I received an email this morning from someone who hadn't contacted me in over two years. If I'd been doing what you say, and using temporary email addresses, I wouldn't have received his message. I myself refuse to sacrifice _my_ enjoyment of the Internet, caused my messages such as that one, just so that some spammers can pound my mailbox with impunity. The rather obvious counter-analogy to this would be locks on doors to stop thieves. When there's a risk of his house getting burgled, your "Internal control focus" guy will fit better locks on his doors. But wait! Locks on doors don't interfere with my ability to receive visitors, because I have a doorbell. When my doorbell rings, I look through my window and I can see if it's anyone I want to talk to. Then I can unlock my door and let them in. James. _______________________________________________ spamcon-general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.spamcon.org/mailman/listinfo/spamcon-general#subscribers Subscribe, unsubscribe, etc: Use the URL above or send "help" in body of message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact administrator: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
