Re: Automatic spam reporting *Ouch, Long*
Judy Stein (jstein@cnct.com)
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 13:58:49 -0400
mrhuey@wizvax.net (Ramsay D. Seielstad) wrote Re: Automatic spam reporting *Ouch, Long*:
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> I tend to think a centralized, maybe even a regionalized registry,
> would be a good way to go. Get the prospective subscriber's info
> similiar to an employment history, or credit application. The
> prospective ISP can send up his 'history' request and get back
> some kind of detailed listing documenting past systems, past
> login names and mail addresses, any comments favorable or not,
> and a 'form entry' to respond if you decide to take them on as a
> customer to add your new customer listing - somewhat like a credit
> history.
>
> The few drawbacks are:
Another drawback: If you have a lousy ISP and have made a
nuisance of yourself (in the system operators' view) by having
the chutzpah to complain about poor service, it would be easy for
the operators to take revenge by putting some very nasty comments
in your listing.
At the very least, you'd need to have access to your listing to
present your side of the story.
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