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2003-06-03 19:27:33
Added to the pro-troll and pro-spammer list: Richard Perlman.

Michel.


-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Perlman [mailto:perl(_at_)lucent(_dot_)com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:53 PM
To: 'IETF Discussion'
Cc: harald(_at_)alvestrand(_dot_)no
Subject: Re: This IETF discussion list

All:

I have been loosely tracking the SPAM discussion and really had nothing
significant to add.  However, a related posting did catch my attention
and
interest, enough so to warrant a response.

While I certainly am not interested in taking sides on the personal
accusations that have been seen recently, I do have serious concerns
about
the message quoted below.  I personally detest the daily deluge of
unwanted
unsolicited e-mails I receive.  However, I would be even more upset to
find
that one's belief or support for or against any topic should be the
criteria
by which their contributions were judged.

As despicable as I may find the concepts, opinions and thoughts of
others, a
world in which the expression of only those ideas that I found
acceptable
would be far worse.

Having said that, I do want to be clear, that while I think there needs
to
be freedom for expression of ideas, that expression must be done in a
way
that encourages discussion and values the participation of everyone.
There
is no room for personal remarks and attacks in a conversation of ideas.

Richard

On 6/3/03 15:00, "Dean Anderson" <dean(_at_)av8(_dot_)com> quoted:
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Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 02:09:25 +0200
From: "Tomson Eric (Yahoo.fr)" <Tomson_Eric(_at_)Yahoo(_dot_)fr>
To: 'Eric A. Hall' <ehall(_at_)ehsco(_dot_)com>, 'John Stracke'
<jstracke(_at_)centive(_dot_)com>
Cc: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Subject: RE: spam

Guys,

Dean Anderson obviously supports and defends SPAM.
No further conversation with him could lead to anything constructive.
Stop feeding the Troll, now.

E.T.





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