[plug] OT: Perth SPAM

[Simon Scott]

	UMMMM, I never said anything about destroying their property, unless
by 'property' you mean fax paper.

	But you could make the same argument that they are destroying my 'D'
key, cos I have to use it to delete their crud :)

	I never said to beat them up or destroy their stuff.





	From:	Beau Kuiper <kuiperba at cs.curtin.edu.au> on 20/07/2001 01:49
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	Subject:	Re: [plug] OT: Perth SPAM

	On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Simon Scott wrote:

	> 	How does some company sending me unsolicited emails differ
from me
	> sending them unsolicited faxes?

	Because sending faxes as you described is not only unsolicited, it
is
	designed to be malicious and cause direct damage. You CANNOT beat
door
	to door salespeople up, or destroy their property when they try to
sell
	you goods, even if they are crappy goods.

	>
	> 	They are both unwanted and waste the receiver's resources?
	>
	> 	Id enjoy going to court for this one, even if you lost youd
win
	> because youd set a precedent that any good lawyer could use
against email
	> spammers. A small price to pay, I say.
	>

	And what precedent would that be? That destroying other peoples
property
	is right (if you win), or that sending spam is OK (if you don't win)

	> 	And I disagree. Spam is not petty. My mother does not want
to know
	> how to make her dick 4 inches longer, or watch Sarah Michelle
Geller giving
	> head. It is offensive for most, and especially for the older
generation,
	> completely innappropriate.

	I agree about offensive SPAM. If they are in australia (most likely
not),
	you could possibly take them to court for indecent advertising.

	>
	> 	What gets me is the constant flood of email at work that I
get
	> offering low Mortgage rates, if I lived in America. The fact that
I do not
	> live in America (and never will) seems to be of little importance
to these
	> people.
	>

	So, ignore it. Delete it, and get on with life, or follow it through
the
	proper channels. There is no excuse for doing damage to other
peoples
	property, even if they do it to you first. Revenge can get very
ugly.

	> 	So, unless you want to watch a Sarah Michelle Geller porno
while
	> making your dick longer, sitting in your house paid for by an
American
	> Mortgage company, you shouldnt have to receive this crap.I believe
there
	> should be laws protecting people like my mother, especially if
they receive
	> blatantly offensive material.

	Oh please. I doubt you will need to protect your mother. She has
rasied
	kids so I have no doubt that she can handle this stuff. But anyway,
you
	will not stop SPAM by taking out revenge on spamming companys (they
will
	likely think you are a loony and not even consider changing their
	position)

	Don't have a cow
	Beau Kuiper
	kuiperba at cs.curtin.edu.au





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