On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, David Morris wrote: > > Your logic breaks over the fact that you got the message because of who > you both know ... the ietf.org mailing list. It was not unsolicited mail > from a party with which you have no relationship.
But c'mon, I get plenty of mail from people I REALLY don't know and who AREN'T on a list I'm on. So do lots of people. So his logic is just fine. rgb > > On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Ed Gerck wrote: > > > > > > > I'd suggest that in this case you _are_ reacting to who > > > they know. In some sense they 'know' you, because they're > > > reacting to something you wrote, > > > > Who you know (even me) was not important to me. Your message's > > content was the deciding factor that made me send this reply > > to you. > > > > Thus, in deciding whether I would reply to your message, indeed > > it was relevant to me that you read my previous posting. However, > > I did not care who you are or who you know. I wouldn't care > > even if you would claim to know of me (a claim that email scams > > from Nigeria often make) or someone I know (ditto). > > > > > and thus have gained entry to your circle of > > > people-worth-talking-with. > > > > Solely by what you wrote, my point exactly. > > -- Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
