-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Mail

  • From: Roy Hanson <printerman@xxxxxx>
  • To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 19:47:24 -0400

to each his/her own.

Keyboard Cowboy wrote:

>I hate to step in on these, but I personally believe Don's explanation 
>is entirely correct.  It is also how most of the federal and state 
>laws regard SPAM, as well as telemarketing calls.  There are no courts 
>that I have ever read about that will prosecute foe emails sent to 
>people who unknowingly allow/request/opt into mail.  
>To many people, SPAM is any irritating and unwanted e-mail.  Don's 
>point is that legally it is NOT SPAM, and is quite often "allowed" by 
>some action the user initiates such as downloading software, buying 
>products, etc.  He's correct.....and so are those people who define 
>SPAM as any unwanted e-mail.  If it's unwanted....we hate getting it 
><G> 
>
>While I'm at it....I also believe that most times responding in any 
>manner to SPAM (using the definition - unwanted e-mails) will not do 
>any good.  I especially think that SPAM programs that bounce mail, 
>etc., are actually worse than the SPAM itself.   Think of it this way 
>-- if it's truly SPAM (sent out by the hundreds of thousands through 
>illegal means) then the sender will certainly not respond, or care at 
>all if you bounce a e-mail.  What you do by bouncing or sending 
>threatening letters and such is DOUBLE the amount of useless e-mails 
>handled by the internet.......you are simply adding to the problem.
>
>
>   Regards from
>
> Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy",
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>finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance.
>
> -- Frank Knox
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>On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:05:44 +1200, DH Holmes wrote:
>  | Semantics, Don.  I really don't care whether you want to have
>  | your own 'definition' of spam, you are welcome, but as far as I
>  | am concerned it is not mine, nor most peoples. I suggest you
>  | canvas your friends  and take further opinion.  Spam, in two
>  | dictionaries that I have referred to is exactly what I said.
>  | There is no reference to having asked for it. Either by accident,
>  | unintent, or by any other means.  Spam by definition is unwanted
>  | email, and some does invite response.
>  |
>  | Cheers,
>  |
>  | Rick H
>  |
>  |
>  | Don wrote:
>  |  | Please go back and re-read what I wrote.  I did not say that
>  |  | what you call spam is not spam.  I said a lot of what you
>  |  | probably call spam is not spam. There is a BIG difference in
>  |  | the meanings of those words.
>  |  |
>  |  | A lot of the junk email many people get is NOT spam, simply
>  |  | because they ASKED for it or opted into it by way of
>  |  | registering for a website or service.   Because they ASKED
>  |  | for it, it is NOT SPAM.  By definition SPAM is UNSOLICITED.
>  |  |
>  |  | IF this is not the case in your situation, then I take great
>  |  | relief in my use of the word PROBABLY.
>  |  |
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