| Anyone wonder how this is going to cut spam? If AOL, and other ISPs can't stop spammers from getting through to your e-mail now, how is the imposition of a tax on all other e-mail going to help? Does anyone think the spammers and phishers are going to pony up traceable bucks for the privilege of doing what they do now for free? If AOL's mighty filters don't work now, how do they expect to correct that? Does anyone seriously believe that spammers and phishers won't find a way to piggy-back on legitimate e-mail, or spoof an originating address that has paid?
Like two-tiered internet service on Bell infrastructure, this is simply a rip-off of subscribers, who WILL be paying for lessor service, and wind-up subsidizing paid-for spam.
Complete, unadulterated horseshit! It's time we sent these thieving Telco's, Cableco's and greedy ISP/Portal cocksuckers a message: We're mad as hell, and we aren't going to take it anymore! The internet belongs to the people, not to corporate pirates. I pay for access, and I expect it to be the fastest, and cheapest it can be. If some business on the web wants to sell me content, well, they better make it available for a reasonable price, or I won't buy it. If some greedy jerk-off wants to jump up in the middle of my internet highway to exact an additional toll to move out of the way so I can continue along unfettered, he better be prepared to become road-kill. |
