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Rich Cook <rcook@dontspambais.com> wrote:

> You are not
> charged any extra because of the spam which you receive, normally,
> although I suppose in extreme cases this could happen.  

Wrong wrong wrong! Hundred of thousands, if not millions of people are
charged for downloading the spam we do not want. Your entire argument is
based solely on the premise that it doesn't cost the receiver anything.
That's wrong. You may as well say that it is OK to steal a packet of
chewing gum from the chainstore because no-one seems to suffer as a
result. The ethics are about the same, and you give some moral comfort
to spammers by suggesting that they are doing nothing wrong. 

Spammers are parasites preying on the ignorant, the desperate and the
greedy. I don't care about the last category, but the other two need
some protection from them. 

DW
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