Re: Challenge-Response are NOT Spam (was: Re: Challenges from challenge-response systems qualify as unsolicited bulk mail)

From: Andy Baxter (news4_at_earthsong.null.free-online.co.uk)
Date: 05/16/04 

Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 12:51:21 +0100

Alan Connor said:

> On Wed, 12 May 2004 12:33:32 -0700, Mark Crispin <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 12 May 2004, Wm James wrote:
>>> You need to get over the ide that someone else running your property
>>> is a good thing.
>>
>> You need to get over the idea that you, as an individual, can keep the
>> a determined trespasser off your property without assistance.
>
> That's simply not true.
>
>
> I keep spammers out of my mailboxes with no assistance from anyone.
>
> If the majority of people did this, then the spammers would just give up.
>
> Simple economics.
>
> I'm doing MY part. Why don't you do yours?
>
> Just Say "NO" to spam.
>
> It's an all or nothing thing, though. You can't say 'yes' to some spam
> and 'no' to others. It's a binary situation.
>
> Saying that you filter out *some* spam, is like saying you are a little
> bit pregnant.

It isn't really - the little bit of spam you don't filter out doesn't grow
into a full grown spam-monster. Unless you reply to it, but that's
something else. 

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