On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:59:02 -0700 (MST)
Warren Block <wblock@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Wes Peters wrote:
>
> > I fully appreciate what a problem spam is, especially when you have
> > to pay to recieve the crap, but question whether simply blocking
> > one of the largest email providers in the world is really an effective
> > tool.
>
> Yes, it's an effective tool. Large providers have large duties to
> control spam. Blocking the provider can give them an incentive to be
> responsible.
>
> In the meantime, I don't feel like trying to clean up Yahoo's problem.
> Those who wish to send email from Yahoo can decide whether they're happy
> with the situation or want to move to some other provider that isn't
> widely rejected.
i hardly think yahoo is "widely rejected" except by those too ignorant to
implement a better solution to block spam than rejecting all mail from a
major provider... such ignorant people hurt only themselves and those who
try to send them legit email...
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