re spam insanity

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: "David P. Reed" <dpreed () reed com>
Date: December 20, 2009 5:12:56 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Cc: ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] re spam insanity



Dave Crocker wrote:
> Further, yes, the current trust-based registration mechanisms, like the one you dealt with at Yahoo, are oriented 
> towards bulk senders, not towards individual mailers.  Such are the economics of these infrastructure services. 
> Unfortunately, interacting with individual users is not cost-effective.
I read this comment as defensive arrogance by the anti-spam team.  Cost-effective *for whom*?   Screw the little guys 
and maximize profits?   

Yeah, doing the little things right is never cost effective for those who don't care about their users.


> The current reality is that individuals who send mail need to send from an ISP -- specifically, using a domain name 
> and an IP Address -- that has an excellent reputation and preferably one with its own abuse handling services.  And 
> sometimes, you have to encode your message in a way that does not raise spam filtering flags.

I can't tell the tone meant here.  Is the idea that "the current reality" is correct and proper?  Or is this another 
snide insult from the "powers that decide" who gets to send email and who does not?

Please stop using "spammers" as an excuse for screwing with perfectly legitimate email use.  Please.  The holier than 
all of us attitude of the "spam vigilantes" - those who blacklist whole domains in an attempt to punish everyone for 
the abuse by spammers continue to claim they are wonderful.

I don't know why I have to send my email from a "big profitable ISP".  Especially when those ISPs continue to claim the 
absolute right to read my email and sell the contents to Law Enforcement, Copyright Holders, and Marketers.



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