All: I have been loosely tracking the SPAM discussion and really had nothing significant to add. However, a related posting did catch my attention and interest, enough so to warrant a response. While I certainly am not interested in taking sides on the personal accusations that have been seen recently, I do have serious concerns about the message quoted below. I personally detest the daily deluge of unwanted unsolicited e-mails I receive. However, I would be even more upset to find that one's belief or support for or against any topic should be the criteria by which their contributions were judged. As despicable as I may find the concepts, opinions and thoughts of others, a world in which the expression of only those ideas that I found acceptable would be far worse. Having said that, I do want to be clear, that while I think there needs to be freedom for expression of ideas, that expression must be done in a way that encourages discussion and values the participation of everyone. There is no room for personal remarks and attacks in a conversation of ideas. Richard On 6/3/03 15:00, "Dean Anderson" <dean@av8.com> quoted: > ================== > Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 02:09:25 +0200 > From: "Tomson Eric (Yahoo.fr)" <Tomson_Eric@Yahoo.fr> > To: 'Eric A. Hall' <ehall@ehsco.com>, 'John Stracke' > <jstracke@centive.com> > Cc: ietf@ietf.org > Subject: RE: spam > > Guys, > > Dean Anderson obviously supports and defends SPAM. > No further conversation with him could lead to anything constructive. > Stop feeding the Troll, now. > > E.T.