From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,e5c972d04da95d51 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-04-17 19:10:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!Q.T.Honey!news.join.ad.jp!newsfeed!cyclone.swbell.net!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!chcgil2-snh1.gtei.net!chcgil2-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: SPAM-less email (was If anybody wants to make something in Adabut Date: 17 Apr 2003 21:10:01 -0500 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <3E9D61C0.5070103@cogeco.ca> <3E9D8090.F86AF4EC@spam.no> <3E9D8625.4090308@cogeco.ca> <3E9D9642.2030303@cogeco.ca> <878yuae2uu.fsf@inf.enst.fr> <3E9EDB7B.2090901@cogeco.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1050631725 19933 192.135.80.34 (18 Apr 2003 02:08:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 02:08:45 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:36269 Date: 2003-04-17T21:10:01-05:00 List-Id: In article , "AG" writes: > "Larry Kilgallen" wrote in message > news:jWK3W3dD2y0A@eisner.encompasserve.org... >> In article , "AG" > writes: >> > "Randy Brukardt" wrote in message >> > news:v9uel6jr5ubhff@corp.supernews.com... >> >> A lot of us NEED to get unsolicited mail. If we don't take random >> >> queries from the public, how would we ever get a new customer? >> > >> > There is a flip side to that though. From the point of view >> > of a potential customer: Suppose I mail a real query to >> > your mailbox swamped by spam. How do I know it >> > will make it past the filters? >> > >> You can then decide whether to try an alternate contact mechanism. > > Like what? An international phone call (listening > to "your call is important to us" at your expense), > snail mail or personal visit? Certainly. If you choose to associate with spammers (in the DNSbl comment I made just before my line above), you are already fighting this battle every day. (By "choose to associate", I include staying with an ISP who will not dump the spammers.)