Spam control again

[josephc at etards.net]

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Jerry Feldman wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:51:51 -0400
> Derek Martin <blu at sophic.org> wrote:
> 
> > I am 100% convinced that no global spam solution can work, and that it
> > should and in fact must be left up to the individual user to solve
> > their own spam problem.  I think it may even be mathematically
> > provable, and if I get bored enough, I might just try.
> The real problem with SPAM is that it is taking up a lot of bandwidth
> and space, and really a problem for dialup users. 
> 
> You made some very good points, and I think that any viable solution
> once implemented may be circumvented. 
> 
I disagree with this. I don't want to come across as being 'pro-spam' or 
anything, but I think the problems with spam have become exagerated over 
the last year or so as people are pushing harder and harder for solutions. 
Yes, spam is a nuisance and the world would be a much better place without 
it, but the idea that it's taking up precious space and bandwidth is 
really w/o base. The largest piece of spam I can find in my mailbox is 
only 42K and the average is between 3 and 13K.

-joe