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RE: Spam. Again.. -- and blocking net blocks? -- and ddos..

  • From: Jason Lixfeld
  • Date: Wed Dec 11 10:59:06 2002

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."