SPAM : What's the big deal? From: vbreferee@aol.com (Vbreferee) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000 I don't know what the definition of SPAM is... but I did receive a message from Patrick Trabers about TribeNet. My reaction is very different from those I see here - in fact, I decided to try the game out. I have asked Patrick dozens of questions so far, probably taken hours of his time, and he has always replied quickly and, to this point, curteously. I thought that Patrick ran TribeNet, but it turns out that he is simply an enthusiastic player. I guess what I am saying is that email, like mail, is a way to exchange information. If a person goes to the trouble to send me a message, I don't see where I am being injured. If I'm not interested in the subject matter, I simply throw the message away (as I do at least 5 times a day). Of the actual mail that comes to my house, I am probably only interested in 50% of it, and only 20% is mail from people/companies that I am doing/have done business with. I am more upset about THAT unsolicited mail because it wastes paper. The message from Patrick was by far one of the least offensive unsolicited email messages that I have received. It was also short and to the point, not like these 10 page long job opportunities that I get, and certainly more enjoyable than the SEX, PSYCHIC, ASIAN LADIES, IMPROVE YOUR CREDIT NOW, and CABLE TV - FREE DECODER postings I see here in this newsgroup. I would cautiously (and with tongue-in-cheek) venture to say that people that complain about SPAM messages are the same people that put up fences around their property and post NO TRESPASSING signs. While they will get less unsolicited calls, they will also look like buffoons to all passers by. We live in a world where someone, somewhere is trying to shove a product or service down our throat every moment of every day. You have to learn to deal with them and say no (or just press the delete key... works every time for me). Perhaps you are one of those people who bought a vaccuum cleaner from a door-to-door salesmen and it broke the very next day? IMHO, Rick Referenced By Up