Re: Principles of Spam-abatement

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On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, David Morris wrote:

> 
> Your logic breaks over the fact that you got the message because of who
> you both know ... the ietf.org mailing list. It was not unsolicited mail
> from a party with which you have no relationship.

But c'mon, I get plenty of mail from people I REALLY don't know and who
AREN'T on a list I'm on.  So do lots of people.

So his logic is just fine.

   rgb

> 
> On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Ed Gerck wrote:
> 
> > >
> > > I'd suggest that in this case you _are_ reacting to who
> > > they know. In some sense they 'know' you, because they're
> > > reacting to something you wrote,
> >
> > Who you know (even me) was not important to me. Your message's
> > content was the deciding factor that made me send this reply
> > to you.
> >
> > Thus, in deciding whether I would reply to your message, indeed
> > it was relevant to me that you read my previous posting. However,
> > I did not care who you are or who you know. I wouldn't care
> > even if you would claim to know of me (a claim that email scams
> > from Nigeria often make) or someone I know (ditto).
> >
> > > and thus have gained entry to your circle of
> > > people-worth-talking-with.
> >
> > Solely by what you wrote, my point exactly.
> 
> 

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