NYCPHP Meetup

[Jeff]

Ed,

I think Jim raised an important point in his email concerning the "moral
limits" of email content. I don't consider unsolicited catalogs via
snail mail to be offensive though, when the Frederick's of Hollywood
catalog shows up (I swear! I NEVER ORDERED ANYTHING FROM THEM!) that's
when I get angry.

And so while I get annoyed when I'm asked, for the umpteenth time, to
get Gevalia coffee, I get very angry when I receive pornographic
material.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Ed McCarroll [mailto:Ed at ComSimplicity.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 7:36 PM
To: NYPHP Talk
Subject: RE: [nycphp-talk] Masking Emails and Avoiding Spam - OOPS


Jeff,

> I agree with you but up to a point. Is all unsolicited commercial 
> email necessarily spam?

Yes, it's spam.  Spam is unsolicited commercial email.  That's the
plain, simple definition.

You seem to think that calling it "spam" means that it's dirty, rotten,
and evil.  Perhaps we'd do better trying to discuss whether there is or
is not an acceptable form of spam.

I think any unsolicited commercial email is offensive.  I also think it
should be illegal for spammers to use the dishonest tactics to which you
refer.  But these are two separate issues.  And many good people would
disagree with my position on either.

Regards,

  Ed

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