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In article <9lf6ma$a2e$1@bob.news.rcn.net>, Allen Seth Dunn says...
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>"Keith A. Glass" <salgak@earthling.net> wrote in message
>news:3b79bd97.34205238@news.speakeasy.org...
>> On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 17:45:41 -0400, "John Gilmer"
>> <gilmer@crosslink.net> wrote:
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>> >> thereby destroying the usefulness of usenet. Nobody in his right
>> >> mind posts with his own naked address any more!
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>> >There are two models of usenet:
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>> >The first model is that of a quality newspaper "letters" page in which
>> >people express their thoughts on recent events and other items of
>interest
>> >and SIGN their REAL names.
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>> >The second model is that of a dirty "restroom" in an X rated theatre.
>> >"People" just write what they please and insult whom they please.
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>> >You obviously prefer the second model!
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>> Until a few years ago, I'd agree.  But now spambots are harvesting
>> active email addresses from USENET.  Don't know about you, but I hate
>> spam:  it's theft of services from me and my ISP. . .
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>IMO, it's just like junk mail and telemarketers. You hate them, but their
>ain't nothing you can do about getting rid of it.
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I'm willing to use my name, but I'm becoming more cautious about using
my real address.  Since moving to Shangrila, my spam, never all that high,
has fallen off to almost none.