At 06:12 AM 6/6/98 -0700, Javilk wrote:
>> > While in the past year I've received spam of very different kind,
>> > this year spam seems to be more specialized (log analizers, web
>> > promotion tools, web design courses etc...)
>
>> I don't mind spam that is pertinent to my areas of interest. If my
>> email address is webmaster then ... gee... can't you assume I would be
>> interested in those things?
>
>> I think that companies can spam judiciously.
>
> Gag! Choke! Sputter!
>
> "I like being pregnant. It's just a little lump, I can handle it
>alone." (Said before the bills for diapers, food, clothing, auto
>insurance, and college.)
>
> "I like rolling the cart down the hill. It rolls real nice, just a
>little faster than I can walk." (Said before hitting the 45 degree part
>of the hill!)
>
> What if everyone with a web related service spammed you once a month?
>Would you ever see your regular mail? Probably Not! And that is what it
>is heading towards, saturation of your mail box, If we don't stop it now,
>internet e-mail will die! I kid you not! I'm giving it another two years
>if no legislation is passed, four at the outset.
>
> One of my clients says about spammers: it should be the death
>penalty, and he's willing to throw the switch!
>
> I may not be that upset by spammers YET, but then, I only receive a
>few a day, and the sex spammers are not as frequent now as they were this
>winter. But yes, they should be taken off the net PERMANENTLY!!!
>
> Other than that, you tend to have sane opinions...
If spam really annoys you as it does me, join up with abuse.net.
when you get spam, forward it to all the domains via. abuse.net.
(ie. [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], etc.
Abuse.net will send it to the 'known' contacts for a domain and
to the standard ones if it is a new domain.
Matt Soffen
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Dilbert - "I think he means UNIX and I already know UNIX."
Boss - "Well, if the company nurse comes by, tell her I said
never mind."
- Dilbert -
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