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"Skywise" wrote in message
... "Peter Duniho" wrote in news:1279p8lkkv75tb8 @corp.supernews.com: Snipola The only thing Larry is wrong about here is his misguided attempt to try to get people to stop responding to spam. A reply isn't even what the advertisers are after. They are after someone seeing the ad and then visiting the place advertised. I'm not talking about email replies to the spam itself, nor is Larry. Please take particular note of definitions 2 and 3: re·spond (r-spnd) v. re·spond·ed, re·spond·ing, re·sponds v. intr. 1.. To make a reply; answer. See Synonyms at answer. 2.. To act in return or in answer. 3.. To react positively or favorably: The patient has responded rapidly to the treatment |
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"Peter Duniho" wrote in news:127a276hanrnoa6
@corp.supernews.com: "Skywise" wrote in message ... "Peter Duniho" wrote in news:1279p8lkkv75tb8 @corp.supernews.com: Snipola The only thing Larry is wrong about here is his misguided attempt to try to get people to stop responding to spam. A reply isn't even what the advertisers are after. They are after someone seeing the ad and then visiting the place advertised. I'm not talking about email replies to the spam itself, nor is Larry. Please take particular note of definitions 2 and 3: I see the problem here. We're talking two different things. I'm think of usenet only whereas you guys are talking everything, usenet, email, etc.... Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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"Skywise" wrote in message
... I see the problem here. We're talking two different things. I'm think of usenet only whereas you guys are talking everything, usenet, email, etc.... Yes, that is a difference in what we're talking about. Still, our comments do apply to Usenet, and the original issue Larry mentioned is *specific* to Usenet (that is, Google Groups as a portal to Usenet). Also, there are really two levels of spam-activity he * the original message which may or may not be spam (technically it may not be, but since the exact same message has been posted to a wide variety of other forums, Usenet and otherwise, with only the topic replaced I think it's arguable that it is) * the spam email messages that will be sent to anyone who attempts to register for this bogus forum It's all part and parcel of the same issue. To fight spam means to counter any behavior that is related to the sending of spam, including spam-like advertisements for a forum that may or may not even be legitimate, and potential email-harvesting activities. Pete |
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