From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Aug 12 22:26:42 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA23371 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 12 Aug 1997 22:26:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from time.cdrom.com (root@time.cdrom.com [204.216.27.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA23365 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 1997 22:26:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from time.cdrom.com (jkh@localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by time.cdrom.com (8.8.6/8.6.9) with ESMTP id WAA20264; Tue, 12 Aug 1997 22:21:59 -0700 (PDT) To: David Lowe cc: Victor Sudakov , freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bulk mailer In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 12 Aug 1997 15:41:49 PDT." Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 22:21:58 -0700 Message-ID: <20260.871449718@time.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > At any rate, it's not my decision. Just thought I would state the > intention of the (poorly named) software in question. Whoa! Call me slow, but I just twigged to what Victor was referring to here (I did not equate "bulk_mailer" with "a bulk mailer" for some reason). I have to back up David on this one and say that bulk_mailer is just a tool, one which probably predated the usage of "spam" to mean anything but Hormel's popular potted pork product, and one indispensible to anyone trying to run a large (legitimate) mailing list. Frankly, I'd just as soon see sendmail removed as "a spammer's tool" before I'd see bulk_mailer removed for the same precedent - it's just a bogus thing to do. Jordan > > Thanks, > > David Lowe > > On Sun, 10 Aug 1997, Victor Sudakov wrote: > > > Hello Colleagues. > > > > Do you think it was a wise idea to include a bulk mailer into the ports > > collection? It looks like encouraging spammers. > > > > > > -- > > Victor Sudakov > > http://www.tomsk.su/r/persons/vas.htm > > > > >