[epub] Re: In response to "Tombo" and the benefits of Spamcop

[Frank Garon <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>We host hundreds of lists, and occasionally we'll receive a complaint from 
>a SpamCop user.  I don't know of a single case where we weren't able to 
>communicate with Julian at SpamCop and get the matter resolved fairly 
>quickly and easily.

You are essentially unique in that regard, good sir. My colleagues have 
overwhelmingly found him and his tribe of self anointed "SpamCops" to be 
exceedingly unreasonable. I am not exaggerating one bit when I tell you this.

Ask around, look around - SpamCop itself is guilty of malfeasance (that's a 
word Elena taught me : - ))) . They are as guilty as the clods that use 
their system improperly.


>As responsible publishers I believe we should be the most vigilant and 
>aggressive in the fight against Unsolicited Bulk Email.  People are 
>becoming more and more reluctant to subscribe to email publications 
>because of the fear of being inundated with unwanted email.  People's in 
>boxes are already overflowing with messages, so your email may be getting 
>lost in the flood.  It is in our own collective best interest to combat 
>UBE.  It serves no purpose to shoot the messenger.

So we do we stop? Some two bit ISP in Changhai, China?

How???

I get tons of spam daily - and guess what - SpamCop has YET to stop one bit 
of it. The professional spammers will always find a way into the system. I 
wish it would go away, but how?


>People like "Tombo" that abuse the tool are the problem.  Not the tool itself.

No, you are wrong. SpamCop the tool IS defective, it IS ridiculously 
ineffective in stopping true spammers, and one only has to do even the 
slightest bit of digging around to find out just how many innocent people 
have been hurt by it.

If Julian had a conscience, he would fix his sorry excuse for a solution to 
our mutual problem, and he would stop allowing innocent people to be 
reported. No excuse, no justification, no reasoning that you could possibly 
ever offer me is going to change that.

But, I can appreciate that you see things differently.

Frank


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