----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] ORBS - blacklist not the answer
> As sure as someone has an email address they're gonna get junk mail.
>
> I get junk mail sent to me at my home address too, if it's not mail that's
> been posted its a flier put through the door.
>
> I can only speak for myself but I like to make my own choices. Spam is a
> nuisance but all I have to do is hit delete and it's gone
>
> It is fundamentally wrong for somebody other than a mail recipient to
decide
> whether the mail recipient should or shouldn't receive an email.
>
> What I really can't stand is when I get blocked from sending my members
> their newsletter (which they have opted-in for) because somebody notices
> that i'm sending a newsletter to 4/5000 people on their domain. In actual
> fact my members are University Students and I do have up to 10,000 members
> at some unis. Instead of trying to contact me they just block mail from
my
> domain so not only do my members not get their newsletter but everyone at
> that uni can't receive any emails from any of their friends who use our
> email service.
>
> That's fundamentally wrong.
>
> That's all I've got to say about that, didn't mean to rub anyone up the
> wrong way.
>
> Does anyone else agree with me?
>
> -
> Barry
Yes I agree with you.. I myself dont use a filter for my email.. However I
do make a filter available for my home and business customers.. Some use it
and some dont...
Jon
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