-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In <3.0b11.32.19960823114947.006d7d7c@central.tansoft.com>, on 08/23/96 at 11:49 AM, "James C. Sewell" <jims@MPGN.COM> said:
At 03:35 AM 8/23/96 +0000, Vipul Ved Prakash wrote:
This is peculiar. Nobody seems to mind ads in Newspapers, printed magazines, TV, and for that matter web sites. That is unwanted stuff
I'd suggest that most/all of us 'mind' ads in papers, tv, etc. The difference is that while we can do nothing about commercials on TV (short of breaking federal law and jamming the signal) we can do something about spam. If there is enough concensus we can develop/distribute/encourage the use of new mailers that will help defeat spam.
For example: If mail comes into a server that has more than 25 recipients then it is only forwarded to those who have "signed up" for that sender. When we subscribe to Cypherpunks we also have to register that with our network of mail servers. Then if Mr. Spam sends stuff out it's not been "signed up" for so it gets trashed.
I don't really like mail servers redirecting my mail, but perhaps we could arrive at a reasonable criteria for filtering if we tried real hard.
No I have to dissagree. Who I send mail to or whom I receive mail from is no-ones business. I for one have no intention of "signing up" or "regestering" with any mail server. I most certainally want to be the one to decide what mail I receive or do not receive, not someone elses idea of what I should receive. Sorry but I will not be made a sheep for the "protection" from spam. baah baah - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------- William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii Geiger Consulting WebExplorer & Java Enhanced!!! Merlin Beta Test Site - WarpServer SMP Test Site Author of PGPMR2 - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice Look for MR/2 Tips & Rexx Scripts PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail. Finger whgiii@amaranth.com for PGP Key and other info - ----------------------------------------------------------- MR/2 Tag->Program call to load Windows- "Here_piggy_piggy_piggy" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMh7PDY9Co1n+aLhhAQGmnwP/fb6JTcVj3sP4WiqwDYgW5lzHEjNulgaZ kvLbSlWde598YnEiDVXKSWZ6kYe4C0MEaFmdVpDq6i/Kg97YOYkmvnblYlEF9J7o BZf7SEL9paNd2UE/DO2jO4VS2VMTfvYIeEM1TOjN2nWLhjC/zvY/WdoO+rBRQ/vk RIx1FwKPu64= =Gt8i -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- MR/2 Tag->My best view from a Window was through OS/2.