Leo + Python: the ultimate scripting tool: Conclusion

[Terry Reedy]

"Edward K. Ream" <edreamleo at charter.net> wrote in message
news:vqvuscjbj6lmd4 at corp.supernews.com...
> >  Such a request is *NOT* a legitimate 'anti-junk-mail' measure.
>
> Yes, it is.

Your request is unnecessary to the purported purpose and, to at least
three people, obnoxious.  Furthermore, I believe universal
implementation of that system would be terrible, both socially and
technically.

>  If you aren't willing to take 20 sec. to talk to me,

I spent much more than 20 seconds writing you a polite note for your
benefit.  You are the one refusing to take even 5 seconds to look it.
Or to use a decent, unobstrusive or miminal imposition filtering
system.

> then I'm not willing to talk to you.  Bye.

That is your right, and mine, and probably our mutual loss is some
respects.
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> Edward K. Ream   email:  edreamleo at charter.net

By posting your email address over and over, you are still inviting
responses that you will not read.  Not nice.  At least warn people
that they will have to fire up a browser a few days later and beg you
to read their original message.  Or simply give the URL of your
'correspondant registration' service and suggest that people register
(or not) *before* writing.

Terry J. Reedy