Know Your Customer was Still more on Email BOMB

[Dr. Jeffrey Race]

On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 21:50:02 -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:
>Thursday, December 07, 2000, 5:41:31 AM, John wrote:
>>>"Know your customer" is a totalitarian, statist ploy to trample 
liberty.>> Why? If you don't know your customer, how are you going to 
sell anything to him, and sell any more to him? How do you
>> keep the customer satisfied?
>> So, please explain the logic...
>    Explain yours.  You know, businesses in the past several hundred 
years
>were quite capable of keeping their customer satisfied without 
amassing large
>databases and dossiers 

Dear Friends,

Just to clarify: the subject arose in connection with eradication
of spam.  No large database or dossier is necessary for this, just
the same true identity one would have to proffer to vote or to obtain
a bank loan.  It is the only way to prevent fraud because it is the
only method permitting traceability and accountability.  Spam exists
now because these two elements of civilized society are lacking in
the internet world.

I apologize for any misunderstanding and hope it is clear now.

Jeffrey Race