[vox] [OT] CA No-call list

Peter Jay Salzman vox@lists.lugod.org
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:22:21 -0800


begin Michael Wenk <wenk@praxis.homedns.org> 
> On Monday 31 March 2003 12:00 pm, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > cool!
> >
> > i wish they'd do something with spam, though.  seems like spam has just
> > spiked in the past 48 hours.  the format looks the same; must be the
> > same spammer out on a binge.  it's purely commercial - "faster than
> > light" gigabit networking, schlong enhancement (that's a quote),
> > mountain grown coffee... for the past who-knows-how-long most of my spam
> > has been nigeria scams and its many variations.
> >
> > for awhile, i even had some spam free days (started using spamcop RBL as
> > well as ORDB).
> >
> > the count today alone is getting close to 10, and it's not even noon
> > yet...   :(
> >
> > pete
> >
> 
> I wonder which direction companies will go now.  If telemarketing is 
> reduced and spam is eliminated, then does that mean that these guys
> will go back to sending paper out?  I dunno about you, but that does 
> concern me, as even now there are weeks where Im out of space in 
> the pertinent trash containers.  Im hoping that the cost of it will be 
> prohibitive.  Who knows tho.
> 
> Mike

if it becomes a bad problem, people will focus on it.  then solve it.

pete

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