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Re: The Difficulty of Source Level Blocking
C'punks,
On Tue, 15 Feb 1994, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> I'm not convinced they would; perhaps it is time to start exploring this
> assumption. Digital postage solves the problem that it becomes
> expensive for someone to flood a mailing list or a newsgroup with 10,000
> annoying messages. But all it does is disenfranchise the poor; the rich
> would still be able to make themselves a nuisance. How do you defend
> against someone like Detweiler if he has the resources of a Donald
> Trump, or a Bill Gates?
>
Ever notice how few mail bombs we get from Trump or Gates? Maybe the
rich are rich because they've learned self-restraint. Bet you dollars to
donuts that LD doesn't have a pot to pee in or a window to throw it out.
S a n d y
P.S. Oops! Broke my own pledge, sort of. Okay, I'll climb back on the
wagon.