jester121
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Re: Spam-subsidized e-mail?
The shortcoming in your description is your definition of "spam". If it just means bulk mail, then your comments are mostly valid. However, if it means unsolicited bulk mail, which most people agree with, then it doesn't apply.
I don't have a problem with getting mailings from companies that I've done business with, as long as there's a way to opt out. Of course, this is a tiny fraction of the problem -- the real problem is the scum-spammers, the ones firing off millions of e-mails per day for Viagra, mortgages, porn, and other nonsense.
If nothing else, this system should make intelligent filtering much easier for ISPs. |
