WeLLLLLL, yes, that's true. But the cost of your adsl connection is based on how much "bandwidth" is needed, and it includes all the SPAM. That's why I hate SPAM so much. SPAMers don't pay for the cost of their mail........we do. Regards from the " Keyboard Cowboy ", Master NetLord ,,,,, Ô¿Ô¬ Cincinnati, Ohio Scottsdale, Arizona «::::»¤«::::»¤¤«::::»¤«::::» Wednesday 9/25/2002 1:30:20 PM ________________________________________ On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 21:04:54 +0200, sylvia van de wall wrote: > >Thanks Master Netlord, sorry for the dump questions, but I'm >learning, learning every day. >is it not that I am already paying for my ADSL, no matter how much >email I send???? >Sylvia. > > > >| Sorry........should have used simpler terms. Bandwidth refers to >the amount of resources used to send E-Mail, etc. Obviously, it's >limited and we have to pay for all the infrastructure we need to >send all our E- >Mails. >When 1/3 or more of the infrastructure is used to support >SPAM.....it's expensive. When you return SPAM, that just adds to >the usage, or "bandwidth". >| | | Regards from the | " Keyboard Cowboy ", | Master NetLord | >,,,,, | Ô¿Ô¬ | Cincinnati, Ohio | Scottsdale, Arizona | >«::::»¤«::::»¤¤«::::»¤«::::» | Wednesday | 9/25/2002 | 11:52:52 AM | >| | ________________________________________ | On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 >20:39:58 +0200, sylvia van de wall wrote: | > | > | >| Some E-Mail >programs allow you to "bounce" mail -- meaning that it | >is >returned to the sender. The problem is it rarely does any good, | >>and it adds to the bandwidth use. SPAM uses enough bandwidth, | >>returning it doubles it. >| > | > | >Thanks Master Netlord, I was just wondering. I don't even >know what | >it means to use a lot of bandwidth. I have adsl. >| > | >sylvia. >| > | > | >To unsub or change your email settings: | >>//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk | > | >To access our >Archives: | >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ | >>//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ | | | To unsub or >change your email settings: | >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk | | To access our >Archives: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ | >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > >To unsub or change your email settings: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > >To access our Archives: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/