rachelsfx
join:2004-09-27
Pensacola, FL | Hey
Pass that bill here. I HATE EMAIL FROM ANYONE BUT A PERSON I know. |
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dcurrey
Premium
join:2004-06-29 | Works for me!
No room for companies claiming they are not sending spam.
User didn't request it your a spammer. |
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amungus
Premium
join:2004-11-26
America
clubs: | do it.
yes, I would expect companies to dislike it but it's a simple solution.
really, this would be one of the simplest ways to eliminate spam. |
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canreo
join:2005-12-11
The Colony, TX
| Honk Kong citizens can read minds....it's a fact!
I guess Hong Kong is full of people who can read other people's minds.
Lets see....I think Chang is going to send me an email, so I better request it first so that it's not considered spam. But wait a minute, doesn't Chang first have to request my request before I can send it? Better phone him instead. |
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JamesPC
join:2005-10-12
Orange, CA | James
This is from someone that does not understand the medium (internet). |
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rachelsfx
join:2004-09-27
Pensacola, FL | reply to canreo
Re: Honk Kong citizens can read minds....it's a fact!
If it is from Ching Fong Song to Jin Du Ton, it is okay. If it is from a BUSINESS, it isn't. It directly says "solicitations" not personal emails.  |
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canreo
join:2005-12-11
The Colony, TX
| A unified Challenge/Response system is the only way to go
There needs to be a unified agreement on a challenge/response system. This is the only true way to combat spam, IMHO.
If you send an email to somebody you haven't previously sent an email to, you have enter some sort of challenge code to get through, otherwise the email is rejected. Once you do that once, you are whitelisted and you can send emails any time you want from that one address. Spammers don't have the resources to type in millions of millions of challenge codes. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
 ·Comcast
| I LIKE!
If I order a product from you, you are entitled to send me an e-mail to confirm my order, send me an email to update me on my order, and send me an e-mail to thank me for my order. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED to e-mail me every day to let me know what "deals" I will be getting from ordering from you (ahem drugstore.com!) |
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markopoleo
join:2003-04-02
Bonne Terre, MO | I don't know, if you don't common sense one almost does not feel sorry for someone getting spam. 
The root of the problem is stopping bulk emailers itself. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000
clubs:
·Charter Pipeline
 ·AT&T Southwest
| reply to Rob
said by Rob  :(ahem drugstore.com!) hahaha. but that medicated shampoo you ordered is on special!! |
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MrsClinton
@ameritech.net | reply to rachelsfx
Re: Honk Kong citizens can read minds....it's a fact!
Does that include Long Duk Dong? |
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jsouth
Jsouth
join:2000-12-12
Wichita, KS | reply to rachelsfx
What if that person is an independent contractor? |
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TheMadSwede
Premium
join:2001-01-30
Holland, MI | reply to morbo
Re: I LIKE!
Don't you mean "medicated shampoo"? |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs:
| reply to rachelsfx
Re: Hey
said by rachelsfx :Pass that bill here. I HATE EMAIL FROM ANYONE BUT A PERSON I know. Draconion, but it just might work... |
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pog
Premium
join:2004-06-03
Kihei, HI
·Hawaiian Telcom
| Wow!
Nice idea BUT enforcement of this will be uneven in almost the same way DRM technology is..
With DRM, we have average folks suffering disproportionately with DRM-laden goods they've purchased legitimately. Those that know enough to circumvent, circumvent.
With this spam measure, companies that don't hide behind zombified proxies will suffer while the true spammers will continue to spam... beyond the reach of any enforcement.
Still, there are a number of legit companies that seem to think it's a good idea to send weekly newsletters, etc. This needs to stop... or, at least, it needs to be done on the basis of the tried/true double opt-in standard for receiving that newsletter... not simply because a customer once ordered something. Isn't this is small potatoes, though?
I don't know about everyone else's inboxes or spam traps but the volume of inane newsletters/etc sent from companies I do business with is a tiny drop in the bucket compared to what spamassassin diverts in the form of offers for cheap viagra, etc.
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viperpa33s
Why Me?
Premium
join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL
·Bright House
| One can wish
Wish they had that bill here but of course they don't. Over here they leave the door open half way. I read the article and was amazed how they defend sending people spam.
A prior business realtionship means you can send emails about what the person bought, recalls and warnings. It don't mean you send emails about everything else under the sun. |
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pog
Premium
join:2004-06-03
Kihei, HI
·Hawaiian Telcom
| the best part... a "do call" list
the best part of that article was at the bottom, IMO...
And, in a sign the legislation may still need to undergo massive rewriting, the Consumer Council condemned the bill's very staple - a proposal for a territory-wide "do not call" register under which individuals can sign up to request a block on all unsolicited mobile text messages, faxes or pre-recorded phone calls. Instead, council chief executive Pamela Chan Wong-shui said businesses should only be allowed to send messages to citizens who register under a "do call" list. Imagine that... a "do call" list! 
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Stumbles
join:2002-12-17
Port Saint Lucie, FL | reply to dcurrey
Re: Works for me!
Bingo. |
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY
 ·T-Mobile US
| reply to canreo
Re: Honk Kong citizens can read minds....it's a fact!
said by canreo :I guess Hong Kong is full of people who can read other people's minds. Lets see....I think Chang is going to send me an email, so I better request it first so that it's not considered spam. But wait a minute, doesn't Chang first have to request my request before I can send it? Better phone him instead. Or is it just you couldn't read it properly...? |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to Maxo
Re: Hey
I like it... but I'm sure businesses here would find some sleazy way around it (i.e. if you sign here, or purchase our product, you have automatically accepted email spam from us and our business partners  |
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