[Elecraft] Simple-minded SPAM filters vs. list [END of Thread]

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Let's end this thread.
73,

Eric
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-----Original Message-----
From: wayne burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
Date: Thursday, Mar 16, 2006 8:35 am
Subject: Fwd: [Elecraft] Simple-minded SPAM filters vs. list participation

Do you think we should end this thread?

tnx
W


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Vic K2VCO <vic at rakefet.com>
 Date: March 16, 2006 8:23:43 AM PST
 To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
 Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Simple-minded SPAM filters vs. list 
 participation

> Craig Rairdin wrote:

>> However, your logic in this post is self-defeating. By refusing to go
> through the process of being whitelisted, you are saying, in effect, > that
> your time is more valuable than the person to whom you sent the email > -- the
> same accusation you make of him or her.

> Bad argument.  I do a lot of my business via email, so I get several 
 hundred messages a day.  Spam, while annoying, takes up very little of 
 my time.  The Thunderbird email client is almost perfect in separating 
 out the spam, and I spend a short time once a day scanning the headers 
 in case of a false positive.  The little spam that does get through is 
 deleted as fast as I can click the mouse.

> On the other hand, going through the 'whitelist' procedure can get 
 *very* annoying, especially when you get multiple requests in a short 
 period.

>> So when
> you choose to reply privately I don't see why it makes sense to > complain
> about having to go through the authentication step. Are you really > trying to
> help a person or is this spirit of helpfulness just a thin veneer > over an
> otherwise cold, dark heart?

> The time it takes for a message to appear on the list is variable. 
 Sometimes it's almost immediate, sometimes it takes a half hour.  So 
 if I reply to a technical question I might reply directly (as well as 
 to the list if it's of general interest) so that he will get the 
 response immediately.

>> In my position as president of my company I get a lot of unsolicited > email
> from customers. In many cases I'm sure if we did the math, my time > really IS
> more valuable than theirs.

> I'm also the president of a company, and it is always appropriate for 
 me to spend time responding to my customers.
 -- 
 73,
 Vic, K2VCO
 Fresno CA
 http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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