From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Feb 26 15:59: 8 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46AD737B401 for ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:59:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [65.173.111.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81ADB43FB1 for ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:59:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h1QNx51Y069951; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:59:05 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with ESMTP id h1QNx2jD069948; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:59:05 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:59:02 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: Wes Peters Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP: I'm blocking Yahoo! In-Reply-To: <200302260918.05289.wes@softweyr.com> Message-ID: <20030226164931.H69929@wonkity.com> References: <20030219022940.GC17256@wantadilla.lemis.com> <200302240902.50478.wes@softweyr.com> <20030225055735.GD21727@wantadilla.lemis.com> <200302260918.05289.wes@softweyr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message