MrTangent
join:2001-12-28
Earth | Spam = Jail Time!
Woah. "Arrests" 'Tis not a good day to be a spammer. I have a feeling Kilingspam is going to be elated at this news.  |
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WildGod
God Is Dead
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join:2002-01-30
NYC
|  Ahhhhh we meet again M. Tangent.
Im very happy after reading this article.
These ppl were not arrested simply for sending spam. They were involved in scamming people out of money and they deserve everything they get.
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MrTangent
join:2001-12-28
Earth
| Wildxgod, I'm tending to side with your view (and hello again). I think the part that we differed on before was our definition of spam (that is to say I think we were confused on each other's definition). I agree that deceptive spam where the spammer hides their true identity and offers no valid product should be eliminated. |
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WildGod
God Is Dead
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join:2002-01-30
NYC | then we finally agree.
but even with legal commercial email i feel there should be a way to opt out.
hey some ppl dont mind advertisment in their emails but some of us do so i at least want that option.
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ballszzee
join:2001-07-26
Las Vegas, NV
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I dislike spam advertizing as much as anyone. Yet, any good free email client/program is easily configurable to stop 99% of spam (eg. incredimail.com and some isps). When is the FTC to concentrate on "deceptive telco practices" (called "slamming" at FTC.gov)? (that defraud Americans out of millions more than email advertizers!)
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PTS
Premium
join:2001-12-13
Charlotte, NC
clubs: | reply to MrTangent
I say:
1. Great!
2. Screw opt-out; make the lusers use opt-IN!
3. Hope the rest of the lusers are reading...
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latenite6
join:2002-01-30
New Cumberland, PA
|  reply to ballszzee
Filtering 99% of Spam, no. Filtering (and blocking) 99% of stopping your mail, that is more realistic. I will agree that filtering your mail is something that everyone should learn and take advantage of. However, there are those out there that just can't grasp the concept of setting up a filter to block one message with out it affecting another. The more filters you have in place, the more complex the filtering scheme becomes.
I personally will always use filters. ISPs, the government, and filtering services (Brightmail and other) can't stop it all. However, (as much as I hate to admit it) right now this looks like a positive step.
Latenite
said by ballszzee:
I dislike spam advertizing as much as anyone. Yet, any good free email client/program is easily configurable to stop 99% of spam (eg. incredimail.com and some isps). [text was edited by author 2002-02-15 06:07:24]
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