[PLUG] Unsolicited Bulk Email, by a technical definition
Jeme A Brelin
jeme at brelin.net
Mon May 31 13:57:01 UTC 2004
On Mon, 31 May 2004, John Meissen wrote:
> It's no different than using kill lists with newsreaders. It makes your
> online experience a lot more enjoyable and avoids a lot of flaming.
Ignorance is not bliss and willfull ignorance is sociopathic.
> Why wouldn't you want to respect his obvious desire to not communicate
> with you?
A person cannot know whether or not they want information until they are
presented with that information and can make a decision. It's a flat
contradiction to say that you can know what you don't want to know.
> That's a spammer's attitude, that your message is more important than
> his wish to not see it.
Um, not quite. Spam is unsolicited. This guy was soliciting responses.
And I was right. He was interested to read my response and removed the
block.
J.
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