Anthony, So, because YOU have fast access and YOU are sitting at home, "the argument of costliness just doesn't hold water." I guess you could make the same argument about many other things, oh say for example: "you don't need an umbrella, just stay inside when it rains". Nice logic. Not. Ole Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Tel: +1 408-527-8972 GSM: +1 415-370-4628 E-mail: ole@cisco.com URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj On Tue, 27 May 2003, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > Theodore writes: > > > It's a lot more costly than time just to > > "hit delete". It's the time to determine > > whether it's spam, or something valuable, > > since the cost of accidentally deleting something > > valuable can be very, very costly indeed. > > That requires only a fraction of a second for me. > > > It's the cost to download mail. > > Here again, only a fraction of a second. > > > I'm currently travelling in Wales, and my > > internet access is (a) slow, and (b) expensive. > > I'm at home, and my access is (a) fast and (b) cheap. > > The argument of costliness just doesn't hold water. > > >