[pmmail-list] Spam -- your definition

[Ann Knight]

On Thu, 30 May 2002 12:14:42 -0300, PMMail OS/2 Support wrote:

>On Thu, 30 May 2002 10:03:18 -0500 (CDT), Robert Gammon wrote:
>
>>The distinction between telemarketers and 
>>unsolicited e-mail is lost on me.
>
>I agree completely, they seem very similar to me.
>
>It is my opinion that it was only the greater quantity of email
>"spam" that gave rise to a greater level of irritation, which was
>escalated to an international outcry/litigation/legislation stage.

 Flagrant abuse of servers and open relays would be the reason I'd put forth.

>Let's not kid ourselves, we have ALL been complaining about junk mail
>flyers and "we'll shampoo every rug in your house for $49.95!" phone
>calls since before time began. But we never got irritated enough to
>make it stop because it was only once a day or so.

 Who is "we"? I got irritated enough to have telemarketers put me on their do not call list. They are 
legally bound to respect my wishes.

>We could go further in the analogy that "spam" costs us all because
>of network infrastructure costs. Every piece of junk mail we get
>through postal mail was printed on paper, therefore imposing an
>environmental cost on society. Those trees will take 100 years to
>grow back.

 It's distressing to see these spammers' arguments coming from PmMail Support. :(  I'm not saying 
you're a spammer, but that these "arguments" you're putting forth are the same ones used by 
spammers to try to justify their abuse. 

-- 
 Thanks,
Ann

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