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Lloyd,
Spam is usually easily identifiable so it can be quickly deleted. I
seldom spend more than a few seconds on a spam e-mail. The most time
comsuming e-mail is the ones by private citizens on lists who ramble on for
many paragraphs while holding out the remote possiblity of sharing some
information that the reader doesn't already know. So, I read on and read on
and read on until I say, gee I have been reading this mastery of the obvious
with no apparent editing for several minutes and I still have not learned
anything. So, the only thing left to do is cut one's losses. Bottomline,
most editorializing, such as this, can be completed in one or two
paragraphs, as not to excessively waste everyone's time. Tip to the readers,
just as in trading, cut your losses.
Cheers,
Norman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lloyd Lindsay" <lloyd.l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 5:00 AM
Subject: RE: [RT] Spam and Trading - Reactions and Responses
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ric ingram [mailto:ringram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 9:04 PM
> > To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [RT] Spam and Trading - Reactions and Responses
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Recently there have been some complaints about spam.
> >
> > We will look at what all the fuss is about and how this strongly
> > relates to trading behaviours and success in trading.
> >
> > What is the problem with spam?
>
> MANY:
>
> 1. Spam clutters up your mail box. When you go away on vacation, spam
will
> flood your E-mail box preventing legitimate messages from getting through.
> Because of this, when away, I access my mail over the Web and delete the
> useless junk in my E-mail box. There is a cost for using a computer at a
> cyber cafe.
>
> 2. Downloading spam, reading it, deleting it, and setting up filters to
> delete it, all use up both my productive and quality time. And wasting my
> productive time costs me money.
>
> 3. Many of the spams are illegal: chain letters, get rich schemes, pyramid
> schemes, porn, illegal gambling, selling prescription drugs without a
> prescription, and stock promotions that avoid government and exchange
rules
> that protect you.
>
> 4. Youngsters, the elderly, and others who are not street-wise are
> vulnerable to the scams in spam.
>
> 5. Many spammers use servers in Korea, New Zealand, China, and the
ex-Soviet
> Union countries to hide their real identities and prevent you from
tracking
> them down.
>
> 6. Most Internet Service Providers do not allow their customers to send
out
> spam. In fact, many providers block all incoming E-mail from sites that
> allow its customers to send out spam. It's called the IDP (Internet Death
> Penalty).
>
> > Now I do not get angry or even upset with junk snail mail.
>
> I do. And when I report the spam to the Spammer's provider, the spammer
> usually loses his/her account.
>
> > I accept that junk mail is normal, and occasionally useful, and I
> > can suppress most of it if I want to or turn most off individually.
>
> Spammers are extremely resourceful. They use foreign servers with open
> relays and they know how to bypass your filters.
>
> > Some I throw away based on the source identified on the envelope such
as:
> >
> > - unknown (to me) credit card companies,
> > - certain magazine offers.
>
> Distinguishing spam from legitimate E-mail is becoming very difficult as
> more and more companies send you their bills and statements for your
> purchases such as Internet fees, news services, and stock data.
>
> > So I occasionally discard without opening,
>
> And that might be dangerous, because some may be a legitimate bill that
you
> did not correctly identify.
>
> > some I read and enjoy,
> > a few I find interesting and even rarely I might become a
> > customer but mostly I discard after a quick browse at the contents.
> >
> > This is not a problem for me.
>
> It's a problem for me because it costs me time and money to deal with it.
I
> never enjoy reading someone else's promotion or scam. If senders want to
> pay me to read their mail, I might take a different view towards spam. In
> fact, some people who track down the sender, send him/her a bill for
reading
> the message.
>
> > How is spam any different?
>
> Because it allows promoters to do things that are not allowed by law if
they
> sold or promoted their products and services using radio, TV, newspapers,
> magazines or the mail.
>
> > The answer is it is a new medium, and the cultures response to
> > spam has not matured, or the cultures response is not commonly
> > understood, or a bit of both perhaps.
>
> The "cultures" response has more than matured. And, many are fed up.
> Because we live in a democracy, laws to protect us take time for
governments
> to debate and put into effect. Unfortunately, our governments can't keep
up
> with the technology.
>
> > Spam is just spam - it is not evil nor is it the very essence of
> > God - it is just spam and the internet equivalent of junk snail mail.
>
> Really, I have received spam that is hate mail and, if the sender was in
my
> country, the authorities would have laid charges against the sender. But
> the sender used a server located in another country.
>
> > So what is the real problem - if any - and what is the relevance
> > for trading?
>
> Spam includes illegal stock promotions.
>
> If Ric or anyone else wants to learn more about spam and how you can deal
> with it, I'll offer the following suggestions:
>
> 1. Visit http://spamcop.net/anonsignup.shtml and http://www.spamhippo.com/
> where you can learn how you can make a difference by reporting Spam, and
>
> 2. Visit the following USENET Newsgroup:
> ***news.admin.net-abuse.usenet***
> where you will learn where most of the day's spam is coming from.
>
>
>
>
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