so, what, if anything, should be done about UPC spam?

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>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Masoner <richardm@cd.com> writes:

    Richard> Yo Bros...  I've been getting more and more spam^Wemail
    Richard> lately from Apostolics peddling their wares.

    Richard> On the one hand, I'd like to do business with my
    Richard> brethren, and I'm not sure I'd know anything about their
    Richard> services/products unless they email me.

    Richard> OTOH, I really am anti-spam for a number of reasons.  My
    Richard> email filter looks for some key words to get rid of some
    Richard> of the worst of it, plus I have a list of known spammers
    Richard> that my filter zots as the messages come in.  It still
    Richard> does nothing for the wasted bandwidth, though.  It's
    Richard> certainly piddly compared to accessing www.megavideo.com,
    Richard> but what about five years from now?

I think we should let them post *ONCE* to notify us that they have a
web site.  The post should be short -- just letting us know quickly
who they are, what the offer, and the URL or email address for more
info.  Maybe after 6 months they could post again.  And yes only
postings from Apostolics, and a required disclaimer that there is no
endorsement from any church or organization or this list.  Perhaps
they should also be required to have something in the Subject: header
line identifying the post anan ADVERTISEMENT.

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