In <200001041655(_dot_)LAA11171(_at_)hpdmraaa(_dot_)compuserve(_dot_)com>, on
01/04/00
at 01:11 PM, redtenbacher(_at_)csi(_dot_)com said:
I am aware that during recent discussion of previous spam on this list
some members have suggested that every member increase their individual
"kill files". However, I cannot consider this to be an acceptable
solution as it violates one of the design principles of the Internet: "If
you can do something in one place, don't multiply the effort to many
places."
Moreover, in Europe many people pay for connection time.
Therefore downloading spam (and thus paying for it) and then delete it
(automatically or after inspection) is not a very efficient
solution.
This is an *open* list. That means anyone can post here not just
subscribers. We even had David "FUD" Sternlight posting here a while back.
The amount a "spam" is quite lite <10 messages a month. DL times and the
amount of time/effort to hit the delete key is quite insignificant. Not to
mention the amount of time & bandwidth wasted on complaining about "spam"
generally exceeds that of the "spam" being complained about. So called
"solutions" to "spam" generally lead to a more restrictive environment for
all those involved and range from a minor inconvenience for the list
subscribers to the truly draconian.
All in all "spam" is a non-issue and there are really better things in
life to worry about than a few unwanted messages.
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