Let's end this thread.
73,
Eric
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-----Original Message-----
From: wayne burdick <
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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 <
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Date: March 16, 2006 8:23:43 AM PST
To:
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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.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
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