IMS Logo -->
TRACK
   THE INTERNET MULTICASTING SERVICE

MEMES
Image



SIGNAL POSTED BY bot | 06.23.97 @ 03:36 PM

dealing with unsolicited emails
 [ FILED UNDER: spam » ]

"Spamming and mailbombing definitely ought to be crimes. If you knowingly transmit 10,000 mail messages in a one-hour period to a particular host, I ought to be able to call the police and have you arrested..."

The problem isn't unsolicited email but the fact that with most of this drivel you can't reply to the senders. There ought to be a law. If you send email, you should use a real "from" address. I don't care if it's a handle, I just want to be able to have my reply delivered to the sender.


Some of the best things to happen to me have started with email from strangers. I met my graphic designer for the world's fair when she sent me email asking if she could use some audio files we had produced for Santa Claus. The mail looked interesting, so I hit reply and sent an answer.


...






   Building Public Parks for the Global Village Since 1993.