Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 00:42:27 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> Cc: dever@getaclue.net, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bystander shot by a spam filter. Message-ID: <3E115873.60BB5F34@mindspring.com> References: <200212310828.gBV8Sn179280@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org>
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Dave Hayes wrote: > Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes: > > Dave Hayes wrote: > >> Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes: > >> > Why? > >> > Even unlimited freedom of speech is not a guarantee of an audience. > >> > >> This is the argument used by people who wish to fool people into > >> thinking there is no freedom of speech. I will refrain from addressing > >> it here. > > > > Again, why? I believe in the (acknowledged by the 4th ammendment) > > right to free speech. That doesn't mean that people have to listen > > to me, or to take what I say to heart, as if it were gospel. The > > right of someone to proselytize me stops at the point I slam my > > front door in their face. > > You are not allowed to place your hand on their jaw and close > their mouth. But I'm allowed to slam the door, right? > > Your argument is that I should not be allowed to close my own door, > > or to buy locks for that door from a third party. > > Nope, not even close. A blacklist is a just lock that you obtain from a third party, which will not open for people you don't want coming through your door. > > Understanding is not a guarantee of acceptance or acquiesence. > > You presume I want either state. I don't. All I "want" is for people > to let others make their own decisions. The arguments you present lead > to exactly the opposite state. Hardly; people can make their own decisions as much as they want, particularly when it comes to blacklisting of SPAM'mers by their ISP: discontinue their ISP service, and obtain service from some other ISP. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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