On Aug 9, 2006, at 12:51 PM, Keith Dutson wrote:
> Do you guys live in a cave? I get tons of SPAM in my office
> mailbox and I
> am subscribed to NO lists there.
>
> Don't kid yourself into thinking a list can prevent you from getting
> spammed. The spammers will find you, eventually. Just deal with it!
Amen, Keith. It takes less time for me to identify junk mail and hit
delete than it takes to read the bellyaching about junk mail.
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-
> bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Tony King - W4ZT
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 12:10 PM
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] crying abt spam
>
> Hello John,
>
> John Vickers wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tony King - W4ZT"
>>
>>> It is hosted by Contesting dot Com.
>>
>> That one sentence says it all.
>
> yes it does
>
> Unless we are charged to participate in this
>> list, it's up to the indivual to use an address he doesn't mind being
>> harvested.
>
> I respectfully disagree with you about this. Most of those that
> participate
> in this list do so without an expectation of spammers harvesting
> their email
> addresses. Just because you participate in a list doesn't mean you
> should
> expect irresponsible handling of your information.
>
> It's also the senders responsibility to check the address box and
>> see who the heck he's sending mail to. It would also be nice to
>> delete
>> all the thread that doesn't apply to the info your sending.
>
> Agreed
>
> And last but not
>> least--- it'd be good to let the "Host" of this list know we
>> appreciate the use of their site. Perhaps even send a small donation
>> to keep it going. If once in awhile things don't go just right----"be
>> a damn cowboy" don't start whining and crying unless you are
>> paying for
> the service.
>> 73, WA4TT
>
> One of the best ways to show that you appreciate the list is to
> contribute
> to the list. There is a large gap between showing appreciation and
> having
> tolerance for irresponsible actions. Those of us that participate
> hope we
> can contribute something as well as learn something in the process.
> It is
> good and right to have higher expectations.
>
> Our ANONYMOUS moderator started the thread.
>
> 73, Tony W4ZT
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