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RE: Re[2]: Postage Is Due for Companies Sending E-Mail


From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:10:36 -0500

Right.  And that's why there is a spam problem.  It's a classic example of
the tragedies of the common problem:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons

Richard 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On
Behalf Of Pierre Vandevenne
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:26 PM
To: Larry Seltzer
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re[2]: [funsec] Postage Is Due for Companies Sending E-Mail

Good Day,

LS> Gimme a friggin break. E-mail should be free, as in beer? I assume 
LS> he has

It is very reasonable to argue that people already pay for e-mail when they
pay for Internet access. At least, that's the way Internet accesses have
been marketed for the last 20 years or so.

--
Best regards,
 Pierre                            mailto:pierre () datarescue com

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