Money is the motivating force behind SPAM, which is just "direct-mail-marketing"
on the internet. Unfortunately, the folks who use that medium pay for it, but
aren't the perpetrators of the real sin. If it were done ethically, and I think
it's arguable that mass mailings via email are a legitimate use of bandwidth,
just as junk mail is a legitimate use of the mails and of paper, ink, etc, then
one not wishing to receive unsolicited emails could put up a service that
filtered out advertising. I've seen some fine offers for things like inkjet
refill supplies, photo-quality printer paper, etc, that were decent enough, but
I don't want to have to sift through the junk mail when it arrives.
What's needed is a way to avoid having to look at every email, including every
title just to filter out the junk mail. That's why the anonymity of the
internet may have to fall sacrifice to sensibility.
regards,
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: Wave of the Future (Spam)
> >One of my friends is a spammer, and what he does is setup a whole new
> >"persona" for each email blitz. Cost of doing business as far as he is
> >concerned.
>
> If someone feels the need to hide their identity when trying
> to get me to buy a product or whatever, then obviously they nor the
> company/product they represent are legitimate and they will never see
> me as a customer.
>
> Jeff
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Received on Thu Jun 21 2001 - 15:56:17 BST