 MadDog3057Ex Astris, ScientiaPremium
join:2002-02-26
Miami, FL | reply to Doctor Olds
Re: DSLi are spamming scumbags Since when did Earthlink start charging per bandwidth usage? |
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 eliasPremium,VIP
join:2000-07-24
Miami, FL | reply to Doctor Olds
said by Doctor Olds:Trash mail (snail mail spam) costs the sender and emailed Spam costs the recipient (and the ISP also, so the ISP raises my prices to cover their higher costs to handle the incoming Spam). You, especially you, should be very aware of this business fact since you work[ed] for an ISP. You should be ashamed for defending any Spam. During the time I worked there, I don't remember us having ever raised prices. In fact, we only lowered prices.
I don't remember spam ever being discussed as a problem from the traffic and bandwidth perspectives. Maybe since it's a smaller ISP, they're less targeted, whereas someone like EarthLink will be more heavily targeted, and might face more incoming spam traffic.
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 Doctor OldsI Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.Premium,VIP
join:2001-04-19
1970 442 W30
kudos:18 | reply to MadDog3057
said by MadDog3057:Since when did Earthlink start charging per bandwidth usage? Show where I posted that?? |
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MadDog3057Ex Astris, ScientiaPremium
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Miami, FL | reply to colorbars
said by colorbars:You're damn right I do. Spam is THEFT. I pay for my bandwidth. I never gave these assholes permission to use it. Well, I know you pay for your bandwidth but I don't know why you're so mad since it's obviously not increasing the amount you pay earthlink. Specially since you don't pay per byte.
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hey arent u that guy victor morales???? Hmmm dont u work there? |
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Doctor OldsI Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.Premium,VIP
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kudos:18 | reply to MadDog3057
said by MadDog3057: "The only thing that’s worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." Very true, but you seem sadly incapable of seeing it due to "lack of" vision.  |
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eliasPremium,VIP
join:2000-07-24
Miami, FL | reply to Snowman305
said by Snowman305:hey arent u that guy victor morales???? Hmmm dont u work there? Victor Morales is one of the techs, but he does not post on BBR.
I don't believe that any current DSLi employees post on BBR.
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| Well mr Elias, i do know maddog is an employee there... also knows as BUena |
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 elveySpamassassin
join:2001-02-17
San Francisco, CA
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said by elias:Just sounds like you're making a bigger deal out of it than was necessary. Do you go insane with every single piece of spam you receive? I just delete the ones that don't make it through the filter. Not a big deal. I sleep well at night. -- Elias If it's not a big deal, what's your email address? What you're not willing to post it here? I thought spam isn't a big deal. |
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| said by elvey: said by elias:Just sounds like you're making a bigger deal out of it than was necessary. Do you go insane with every single piece of spam you receive? I just delete the ones that don't make it through the filter. Not a big deal. I sleep well at night. -- Elias If it's not a big deal, what's your email address? What you're not willing to post it here? I thought spam isn't a big deal. Wow, that's a troll if I've ever seen one. This thread has been dead for some time, please don't start it up again.
We are all in agreement that spam is annoying. We also agree that DSLi sent out spam on that PARTICULAR occassion. The main question was "Is DSLi the kind of company that habitually spams?" The answer is no; however, they did on this occassion and I personally have not received any more spam from them since that occassion, nor had I received any before.
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elveySpamassassin
join:2001-02-17
San Francisco, CA Reviews:
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My point is that JHD (Just Hit Delete) is a nonsensical solution. If we say spam is OK, JHD, and every entity with motivation to send spam did so, we'd spend all day every day JHD'ing. "What's your email address?" was a shorter way of arguing that JHD is a nonsensical solution. |
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| said by elvey:Sorry, I chanced on this forum and it was on of the top threads. My point is that JHD (Just Hit Delete) is a nonsensical solution. If we say spam is OK, JHD, and every entity with motivation to send spam did so, we'd spend all day every day JHD'ing. "What's your email address?" was a shorter way of arguing that JHD is a nonsensical solution. That's ok. I understand your point now, and you are right. Spam IS a major problem. I must have misunderstood the motivation of your post. 
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eliasPremium,VIP
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Miami, FL
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said by elvey:If it's not a big deal, what's your email address? What you're not willing to post it here? I thought spam isn't a big deal. If you click on my name to see my profile, it's posted there.
elias@dsli.com
Besides, I think this:
»Spam Works
is more the reason why spam is so pervasive.
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