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Re: 5c. Message Status - Re: [Asrg] ASRG work items

2003-03-29 18:55:31
On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 12:55:45PM -0800, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote

For example on 9/11 someone could have sent a broadcast to all RIM
pagers in the US with emergency information, I doubt it would have
been unwanted in many cases.

  And what would it have accomplished that CNN couldn't ?  Asides from
tying up bandwidth which could've been used by people to let relatives
know they were safe ?

The word indiscriminate is of course subjective, just like the term spam.
However a salesperson that sends messages to 10,000 existing customers can
hardly be considered indiscriminate,

  Except that some of them will quickly become ex-customers.

nor is a salesperson who sends targetted messages to 100 sales prospects,

  Most participants in this group seem to be male.  Therefore, ads for
penis enlargement, meet-lonely-women, and viagra would definitely be
"targetted messages" by your criteria.

nor is a message with a CFP for an anti-spam conference sent to
this list.

  It would be on-topic for this group.

-- 
Walter Dnes <waltdnes(_at_)waltdnes(_dot_)org>
An infinite number of monkeys pounding away on keyboards will
eventually produce a report showing that Windows is more secure,
and has a lower TCO, than linux.
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