Re: More SPAM?

[Ext User(Snapper)]

Rod Speed wrote...

> > they do not seem to want to stop - I thought that there was
> > legislation put in place to stop this type of unsolicited spam?
>
> Nope, just a mechanism to opt out of it if you dont want to get it.

Does it work, though?

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

Snapper <snapper1@y7mail.com.invalid> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote...
>> Geoff <geoffwin@MAPS.gmail.SPAM.com> wrote

>>> they do not seem to want to stop - I thought that there was
>>> legislation put in place to stop this type of unsolicited spam?

>> Nope, just a mechanism to opt out of it if you dont want to get it.

> Does it work, though?

Depends on what you call work.

It mostly does with local operations except for the inevitable risk of
a fuckup where you list the number in the do no call register and that
does eliminate most calls except where you do have a commercial
relationship with the caller, because you have chosen to deal with
that operation and where someone manages to fuckup and call you
when they arent supposed to and they didnt intend to flout the law.

BUT the very fundamental problem with the whole approach is that
there is nothing that can be done about operations outside the country
that choose to ignore you listing your number on the do not call register,
where there isnt any direct association with a local operation that can
be shafted if they choose to ignore our law. Most obviously with the
operations that are entirely overseas based and so arguably dont have
any legal obligation to comply with our law and no way thats practical
to take any action against them even if the authoritys decide to bother.

[Ext User(Horry)]

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:57:59 +1000, Rod Speed wrote:

> Snapper <snapper1@y7mail.com.invalid> wrote
>> Rod Speed wrote...
>>> Geoff <geoffwin@MAPS.gmail.SPAM.com> wrote
>
>>>> they do not seem to want to stop - I thought that there was
>>>> legislation put in place to stop this type of unsolicited spam?
>
>>> Nope, just a mechanism to opt out of it if you dont want to get it.
>
>> Does it work, though?
>
> Depends on what you call work.
>
> It mostly does with local operations except for the inevitable risk of a
> fuckup where you list the number in the do no call register and that does
> eliminate most calls except where you do have a commercial relationship
> with the caller, because you have chosen to deal with that operation and
> where someone manages to fuckup and call you when they arent supposed to
> and they didnt intend to flout the law.
>
> BUT the very fundamental problem with the whole approach is that there is
> nothing that can be done about operations outside the country that choose
> to ignore you listing your number on the do not call register, where there
> isnt any direct association with a local operation that can be shafted if
> they choose to ignore our law. Most obviously with the operations that are
> entirely overseas based and so arguably dont have any legal obligation to
> comply with our law and no way thats practical to take any action against
> them even if the authoritys decide to bother.

Replied, so Snapper can see.