Re: Spam Cop

From: Jim Reardon <jim_at_amusive.com>
Date: Mon 31 Mar 2003 08:24:10 -0600

On Thu 27 Mar 2003 11:40:11 -0600, Melinda Robinson wrote:
>How do spammers STEAL anything from anyone? We're all adults here,
>and we
>should be taking personal responsibility for our choices, not
>blaming an
>errant purchase on a spammer. Or did you mean something else
>entirely?

Spamming would be a much, much bigger issue if end users realized the
cost put on the ISP. Or, in my case, the cost in running my own
mailserver. About 85% of the mail sent to my box is junkmail, and I
have to pay for bandwidth both ways as the result of this junkmail.
It comes right out of my pocket.

That is not right. Petty thugs are allowed to steal money from me
and, so far, the government really doesn't care. Yes, I probably
went overboard but it really upsets me that nothing has happened to
stop this and it's only getting worse.

I'm not going to explain more about how spammers steal because it's
been talked about so many times. Any spammer that tries to defend
their actions as not costing anything or hurting anyone is a liar.

>Live my life and tell me if you think the post is an invalid
>comparison. I
>think not, but hey, it's me on this side of the poverty line and you
>on the
>other, so what do you care, right?

I don't have to live your life. I've been on both sides of the
poverty line. I could have lived much better if I went out and stole
pennies from people but I didn't.

Actually, I blame most of my website's success on being an ethical
person. I made many friends who sent traffic, referred people to my
sites, and made a lot of money for me (and I did so for them in
return). Instead of bothering people, try helping them and you might
end up more successful.
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Jim Reardon <jim_at_amusive.com>
http://www.amusive.com/






Received on Mon Mar 31 2003 - 08:24:10 CST