Uh.. duh! :) On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 10:39, Mark Segal wrote: > Apparently not everyone understood my joke on ddos, as per some emails and a > voice mail from level 3.. :) I apologize if it wasn't clear... Usually a > smiley denotes joking or sarcasm.. But anyway... IT WAS A JOKE!!!! > > > > Mark > > -- > Mark Segal > Director, Data Services > Futureway Communications Inc. > Tel: (905)326-1570 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jason Lixfeld [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: December 11, 2002 8:51 AM > > To: Neil J. McRae > > Cc: Sabri Berisha; Stephen Sprunk; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Spam. Again.. -- and blocking net blocks? > > > > > > > > Sorry for top posting, but I'm late for work... > > > > -- > > > > Agreed. I believe that society dictates that the > > accumulation of personal wealth is one of the most important > > factors to most people who have the means to generate it in > > abundance. Any avenue to make a buck will supersede any > > legislation or "Please don't do that because it's not > > (nice|safe|legal|honest|<your_word_of_the_day_here>)". > > > > Until spam is no longer synonymous with generating revenue or > > growing personal wealth, it's here to stay. Until drugs are > > legal, or dealers are killed if caught, the fact that dealers > > know pushing that crap on the streets is harmful, it doesn't > > matter. The need, or desire to have more money than the next > > guy is more important to someone than the other people who > > exist outside their little box. Different circumstances, but > > the same thing at the end of the day, I think. > > > > > It won't fix the problem. The world needs to change to stop driving > > > the possible gains from sending spam. Its an eduction/social issue. > > > > -- > > -JaL > > > > "AFAIK, You think I'm a BOFH for continually bashing you over > > the head with a clue-by-four. OTOH, if you would just RTFM > > every once in a > > while, my life would suck *much* less." > > > > -- -JaL
"AFAIK, You think I'm a BOFH for continually bashing you over the head with a clue-by-four. OTOH, if you would just RTFM every once in a while, my life would suck *much* less."