In news:[email protected], James Knott <[email protected]> typed: > Bruce Martin wrote: >> I see this as a case where the borders of "live and let >> live" have really been set for all of us by the provisions >> of the internet and the existing software as a whole, not >> by any smaller group. > So, you feel it's your right to irritate so many others. Mail lists are > one place where return receipts should > *NEVER* be used.
Agreed; and that includes responding to them, although I have to chuckle when I think about a list where everyone intentionally responds to one from a particular party. In the extreme I suppose you could consider that a DoS attempt, but it's still amusing to think about. In addition to that, if you run into a few spam-fighters, they are likely to find complaints issued to their ISPs for abuse of the service. IMO: -- It's usually newbies feeling their way around all the toys and options without really knowing yet what they are doing. -- NEVER set receipts to automatic reply. -- I keep mine set to let me choose and action if/when one arrives. If I should start to get nuisance receipt requests, I just set it to NEVER reply. So, it's really manageable by the person receiving them and to hell with the ones sending them; they'll learn eventually, especially when they start returning receipts to spammers. You don't see much of it nowadays, but that used to be a fav way for spammers to add "value" to the spam lists they were selling with "guaranteed active" e-mail addresses; it let them charge more for their spam lists. -- If you have NO valid use for a return receipt in either direction, just turn them OFF and forget about them. I would suspect that less than 1% of home users and most small businesses have any use for them. They are really of no value to anyone, are outdated, and of value only to questioinable sources. I suppose you could still make a spam list using return receipts, but very few are going to bite since most understand it's a worthless action. If you need an ack, ask for an ack; forget about return receipts; they are no longer of any viable use. My 2 ยข anyway, Twayne` -- Newsgroups are great places to get assistance. But always verify important information with other sources to be certain you have a clear understanding of it and that it is accurate. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
