[Gllug] I APOLOGISE

[David Damerell]

On Tuesday, 12 Feb 2002, Karen Hanna Kruzycka wrote:
>No, you're missing my point. David said that he always looks at the To: 
>line, which is fair enough. But I don't see why that _alone_ would tell a 
>person that they're mailing a whole list, rather than one individual. If we 
>separate the misdemeanour into two here: the first is this 'proactively 
>looking' bollocks which actually means spamming, and that is inexcusable. 
>The other is sending to a mailing list, rather than an individual, by 
>accident - which is IMO a mistake which you don't have to be stupid to make.

I think it's 'proactively looking' that caused him to be in the
situation where he could make the second mistake (assuming it was a
mistake; the effect of his actions was to advertise to every person on
the list, which is what he wants - and he has a plausible excuse, but
that doesn't mean it's true, since we know all pimps are liars),
though; someone who doesn't go looking for spam victims will more
readily verify the recipient.

For instance, looking at the GLLUG archive, I'd be well aware that
this was an archive of a mailing list called GLLUG, which would tip me
off to the fact that gllug at linux.co.uk wasn't a person.

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David Damerell <damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk> flcl?

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