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My claim is that junk Email is in exactly the same category as junk
cellular calls---the recipient is paying.

John seems to have just a little trouble with the idea that I pay
for my Email, while he does understand that he pays for his cellular
calls.  A curious blindspot.

The remainder of this posting is a parody, and does not contain
new information.

In article <0wpp!cj@dixie.com> jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond) writes:

>pacolley@ember.UUCP (Paul Colley) writes:
>
>>Obviously, everybody should start sending bulk junk information to
>>John De Armond postage-due.  Better yet, if he has a cellular phone,
>>somebody local should dial him every hour or so and read the
>>classified ads to him, just in case some of it is useful information
>>to John.  After all, John thinks the recipient should pay the cost
>>of receiving electronic junk mail, which classified ads by celluar
>>phone certainly qualify as.  Electronic junk, that is.
>
>Innovative concept but you have a couple of small problems to overcome.
>I practice what I preach and filter junk mail right at the post office.
>Postage-due stuff gets returned.  I do have a cell phone but since 
>making harrassing phone calls to cellular numbers is illegal in 
>Ga (and maybe nationwide.), things could get very uncomfortable for you.
>At the very minimum, it could be considered theft of services.  Since
>the cellular system bill provides a very nice paper trail, cellular
>harrassment is not a good move at all.

Innovative concept but you have a couple of small problems to
overcome.  I practice what I preach and filter junk mail right at
the post office.  Postage-due stuff gets returned.  I do have a
Email account but since harrassment is illegal in Ontario (and
maybe even in your country or state), things could get very
uncomfortable for you.  At the very minimum, it could be considered
theft of services.  Since the system logs provide a very nice audit
trail, Email harrassment is not a good move at all.

- Paul Colley
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