Spam (was Re: [oclug] rogers EUA)

[Matt Rose]

On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, David F. Skoll wrote:

> I hate spam, but I must play the devil's advocate here...
>
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Ryan Lowe wrote:
>
> > I disagree that spam falls under freedom of speech.  You may have
> > freedom to speak your mind in public, but that doesn't mean I have to
> > hang around and listen to you - I can go someplace else.  Not so with
> > e-mail.
>
> Why is spam worse than regular junk mail?  It's well-established that
> Canada Post has the right (actually, obligation) to deliver junk
> mail to your door, even if you don't want it.

This one's too easy.  The difference is, paper junk mail is only costing
money to the sender.  SPAM costs a very small percentage of money to the
sender, and the rest goes to the receiver, who has to pay for bandwidth
and storage for something he didn't want in the first place.

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