[epub] Re: what's the policy?

["Paul Myers" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The point is that, if people subscribe for work reasons and
> FROM work, they're typically on a corporate network with
> only one email address allowed, not a hosting account with
> options for more.

Then they need to either get additional addresses, or stop the 
challenge/response and autoresponder stuff.

Rant warning:

For the past month, I have been getting 2000 to 3000 bounces 
every day from spams sent with my email address in the From 
field. That's on top of the 3000+ spams that are directed to 
my own addresses. I get dozens of challenge/response emails 
every day from people who think that it's my job to keep their 
email box spam free.

And a comment spammer just discovered my blog.

I am not in the mood to be tactful.

Anyone who defends the practice of using autoresponses of any 
kind on an address that is subscribed to one or more lists 
should have their computer confiscated. They are clearly not 
suited to participating in a network that exists based on the 
mutual consideration and forethought of its members.

When something is convenient for one person but inconvenient 
in unpredictable ways to unknown quantities of random 
strangers - it should not be allowed.

Thinking that it should is precisely what created the problem 
of spam in the first place.


Paul
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