🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <barry-3112971801500001@i3-15.islandnet.com>,
barry@islandnet.com (Barry Cameron) wrote:

->[Please note that I removed alt.sources.mac from my post.]

Thanks!  

->In article <rcook-3112971452150001@ppp06.bais.com>, rcook@bais.com (Rich
Cook) wrote:
->>  Just wanted to add my $0.02.  What I find works really well at a location
->>  where I get lots of spam (at work), is to filter on the characters
(snip)

->I'm among those who employ filters on the server to eliminate Spam...(snip)
->
->I suggest taking action on two fronts, three if you're inclined...(snip)
>
->First, either demand your Provider maintain a closed SM[TP] server.(snip)
>
->Second, insist that your Provider has and maintains an adequate
->filtering system that you can employ...(snip)
->
->Lastly, bear in mind if you're inclined towards complaining
->about Spam or performing other tasks such as sabatoging their
->websites or publishing their identities and/or domains that
->you may be dealing with folks who live off the avails of Spam...(snip)
->I don't know of any way to stop Spam completely. Even if junk
->fax law type legislation is enacted in certain countries,
->operations will simply move to a non-signator country. Unlike
->faxes, there's no extra charge for distance a message travels
->on the Net. I think we'll get a lot further towards eliminating
->it by focusing attention and actions on making it as expensive
->as possible for spammers to operate. To that end, everyone can
->contribute by simply ignoring the Spam. That is, we don't respond
->as they would like, no matter what they're offering or how good
->their message sounds.

I just wanted to second this and even go one stop further.  I would not be
in favor of legislation to ban spam on the net.  We have to respect the
spammer's right to free speech, even if it's repugnant or uninvited.  The
delete key is really not *that* hard to press, after all....  ;-)

-- 
-Sincerely, Rich Cook           

http://www.bais.com/~rcook 
----------------------------------------------------------
My opinions are not those of my employer, but that's not my fault! 
"Some see the glass as half empty, some see the glass as half full.  I see the glass as too big."  
-- George Carlin