Spam and privacy

[Robert F. Stockdale IV]

I agree. It is similar to an author's pen name or  an actor's  stage
name. Anonymity is part of the cornerstone of free speech. Where would
we all be without it?
An organization that is fighting for these type of rights is
	http://www.eff.org
The Electronic Frontier Foundation. There are a couple of other similar
groups but I don't recall their names or web sites.
Bob


On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 18:12, Asheville Joe wrote:
> Spam is a hassle to everybody, but I'm wondering if the problem will be 
> used as an excuse to eliminate another aspect of privacy - anonymous email.
> I may be reading this too broadly, but Billy's remarks (along with 
> Palladium, etc.) make me a little sensitive on this issue.
> 
> > http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/execmail/2003/06-24antispam-print.asp
> 
> 
> I have had occasion to send comments or opinions to controversial sites 
> which I did not want traceabe back to me.  I have used anonymous 
> emailers to do this. (I'm sure there's a way to do this in Linux, but 
> technical issues are not the point here.)  I think it's important to 
> maintain this ability as part of free speech and because it enables 
> people who stick their necks out to get feedback from those who have 
> something to say, but are unwilling to take the associated risk of 
> public disclosure of their identities.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Joe
>