Re: What Constitutes SPAM?

From: Robert Morien (PhD_failure_at_nousefulinfo.com)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:49:34 -0800

In article <s74du0l9i5kh81478jkk8qldf84jp4c51h@4ax.com>,
 Joel M. Eichen <joeleichen@yahoo.com> wrote:

> PROMOTED TO ITS OWN THREAD:
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> On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 13:26:58 GMT, "Vaughn Simon"
> <vaughnsimonHATESSPAM@att.net> wrote:
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> >"Adenosine" <adeno@nospam4u.org> wrote in message
> >news:ifncu0h2jg0msa8ooodrhtnd71hbgkcnbp@4ax.com...
> >> On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:14:41 GMT, "Vaughn"
> >>
> >> It's a legitimate site.
> >
> > Suit yourself, but no spammer is legitimate. When a business ignores
> >one accepted norm of civil behaviour, what makes you think that it will
> >shrink from ignoring others? Doing business with spammers perpetuates spam.
> >
> > Allow me to give an example: You happen to be at your bank when the
> >place gets robbed. You are the only person who recognizes the guy behind
> >the mask. It is your dentist. Do you show up for tomorow's appointment?
> >
> >
> >Vaughn
> >
>
> This brings up an interesting subject.

> This is not SPAM. Spam to me means too much of anything is no good.

You are in effect a perfect example of the above. You are too much of
anything. By your own definition you are a spammer.

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> Joel
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