Re: [PLUG] Re: what is the best way to bulk email 2 million opt in email addresses?

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

W. Chris Shank wrote:

> Tell your employer to spend the money he'd pay you (plus a lot more) 
> on a mail marketing campaign. He'll get better results.
Uh, that might be easy for you to say since you are self-employed.  We 
have at least one person here who is paid to work on anti-spam 
technology, and at least one person here involved in what most people 
agree is spam.  Though I believe spam and even junk paper mail should be 
stopped at a *business* level, I don't think we should condemn an 
individual trying to make a living.

Personally, I'd rather receive junk e-mail than junk paper mail.  It 
must take much more energy and resources to create, distribute, and 
recycle paper mail.

As my father likes to point out about recycling, businesses are giving 
tax deductions and reduced postage rates to distribute their garbage 
while the unwilling recipients must deal with the garbage.  We are told 
it is our duty to protect the Earth by recycling.  We don't get paid to 
do it, but that recycled material is worth money.  So, everyone else is 
saving money or making money while we're bombarded by ads to convince us 
to spend more money while being required to clean up the mess!

It is arguable that the Post Office, paper manufacturers, printers, 
advertises, etc., are all benefiting.  But, when is the last time you 
told a Postal worker to give up their salary for the ideal of having 
less junk show up in your mail box?  The problem must be corrected at 
the source.
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