On Wed, 13 Nov 1996, Peter Hendrickson wrote:
At 10:34 AM 11/13/1996, Mullen Patrick wrote:
Also, what happens when your long-lost friend comes across your addy and tries to email you? Surely you don't want to charge postage for an otherwise free service to him/er. Maintaining a list of "accepted sources" would be a hassle not many people would accept.
Absent highly intrusive global net monitoring techniques, that's what they are going to have to do anyway. E-mail is inexpensive. The advertiser can justify the expense even if generates a small number of leads. Expect more spam.
There is a very simple way of dealing with your long lost friend. And any other person not on your "free" list. If you find their email worth your while, you can always give them their money back. For future contact, you can move your friend on the "free" list. Frankly, I don't think there is anybody new that I care to communicate with who wouln't be willing to make a small deposit for initiating communications. -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred Member JPFO. "America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization"