On Monday 06 Jun 2005 12:51 pm, sherlock@vsnl.com wrote:
That is why u have mailing lists - subscription means u are soliciting mail on the relevant area of interest.
to me, subscription means joining a community. I try to contribute what i know and ask about things i dont know. This is about sharing and growing together. If i wanted to read his posts, i would subscribe to his newsletter. I dont think this list is 'soliciting mail on the relevant area of interest'. If so the listadmin should subscribe to the umpteen relevant newletters on behalf of the list. I'm sure you would enjoy and appreciate that -:) Fred does not participate in the community - he sits at a distance and fires off his epistles at periodic intervals
Imho classifying FN's posts as spam is a little harsh.
from wikipedia:
A small but noticeable proportion of unsolicited bulk email is non-commercial; examples include political advocacy spam
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