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 14:54:31 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsgate.duke.edu!newsfeed!nntp.TheWorld.com!not-for-mail From: Robert A Duff Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: SPAM-less email (was If anybody wants to make something in Ada but Date: 17 Apr 2003 17:54:30 -0400 Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA 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: shell01.theworld.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: pcls4.std.com 1050616470 12629 199.172.62.241 (17 Apr 2003 21:54:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@TheWorld.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:54:30 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:36254 Date: 2003-04-17T17:54:30-04:00 List-Id: "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" writes: > We need to think about the _larger_ picture here. Too many people > are stuck in the "let's filter" thinking, which is only a half > measure. I'd like to challenge everyone to look to at a solicited > email only solution. This is the _only_ way to eliminate unwanted > mail (proof witheld ;-) But I *want* unsolicited email in some cases, like when somebody sends, "Hey, you've never heard of me, but I heard your company (SofCheck, Inc.) make static analysis tools, which I might want to buy. Please tell me more." I don't want to pester such a person with extra hassles involving encryption, or transactions of $0.02 and refunds thereof. - Bob