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Can I unsubscribe from TV commercials? No? Why not?
Can you demand advertisement?free magazines,
newspapers, etc.? Also cannot?

Why? Because it is hard to run any business successfully
without mass-advertisement as well as to maintain
magazines, newspapers, TV stations, etc. without extra
money from advertisers.

Why Internet is a different story? Can any .COM company
survive without bulk-emails, etc.? No way. The solution? No
?air? to live? Double standards?

It happens because there are no normal regulations (no e-
common sense). You can buy commercials-free TV
channels but you cannot buy spam-free email accounts.

Is it too hard to find an acceptable for everybody solution?
(Guess on your own. I do not want to spend my time to
explain it if you do not understand it.)

Clue: advertisers pay for bulk-emails. Let them pay to us
for reading of their advertisement = free or almost free
email accounts-channels for the readers. Regular users pay
nothing extra and Internet Providers lose nothing for the
expense of the advertisers.

Unfortunately, the issue is more complicated than the clue.
Posted by: Vily Clay   Posted on: 11/21/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Those DMA dollars were well spent, weren't they?  James T. Kirk | 11/21/03
Opt out so what?  toddjones | 11/21/03
So, offer us your 'better' solution.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/21/03
Try this:  James T. Kirk | 11/21/03
No, not too draconian at all.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/21/03
I see nothing wrong with that  master of illusion | 11/21/03
My solution AX Man  the_anti_ax | 11/21/03
Cute nic, I like the flattery.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/03
See PDF file for the solution  jstevens85 | 11/26/03
Tauzin? Figures, he's rated the worst anti-consumer goober there  dicktaurus@... | 11/21/03
Then give us your solution.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/21/03
It's simple...  BitTwiddler | 11/21/03
Opt in from/to who then.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/21/03
BINGO!  rpmyers1 | 11/21/03
Explict Opt-In  Alias KEP | 11/21/03
Re: Explict Opt-In  Octol | 11/22/03
Re: Opt in from/to who then.  Riff Fox | 11/23/03
Well, Duh!  BitTwiddler | 11/24/03
Opt-In  Update victim | 11/24/03
Catch 22  DarbyOhara | 11/24/03
Explicit Opt-In  Alias KEP | 11/24/03
Caatch 22  Update victim | 11/24/03
Everyone will be a politician now  Pcgambit_z | 11/21/03
At Least They Are Talking  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/21/03
Re: At Least  cygnet@... | 11/25/03
In other words...  BitTwiddler | 11/21/03
Actually  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/21/03
Well, not quite...  BitTwiddler | 11/21/03
I'm with YOU  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/21/03
Do Not Solicit Is Courtesy Enough  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/21/03
Non Solicit Must Replace Unsubscribe  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/21/03
Huh?  rpmyers1 | 11/21/03
Because 'do not solicit is courtesy enough.  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/21/03
Still confused  rpmyers1 | 11/21/03
Understand  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/21/03
Opt In is certainly  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/21/03
And you were expecting...?  the_doge | 11/26/03
This is NOT the only real solution . . .  jstevens85 | 11/26/03
one thing to make outlook better  lmaxwell | 11/21/03
You can do that  master of illusion | 11/21/03
Re : you can do that  lmaxwell | 11/23/03
Call me skepticle  master of illusion | 11/21/03
sure  lmaxwell | 11/23/03
Huh?  DarbyOhara | 11/24/03
Can I unsubscribe from TV commercials? No? Why not?  Vily Clay | 11/21/03
Commercial free? Where?  Joe Blow_z | 11/22/03
(NT) Agreed. However, a solution is possible (but not under Bush & Co).  Vily Clay | 11/22/03
I'll one up ya  lmaxwell | 11/23/03
All I can say is...  BitTwiddler | 11/24/03
Opt In/Opt out?  DragonBRockin | 11/22/03
Oh Yes, it does  Franklin_z | 11/22/03
...Myer Read this..  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/22/03
Opt-in v. Opt-out  rpmyers1 | 11/22/03
Either And Or ''No Solicit Should Replace Unsubcribe"  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/22/03
Opt-in  rpmyers1 | 11/23/03
We are lookin at the same reflection  ParadigmOdyssey | 11/23/03
maybe we just need to  lmaxwell | 11/23/03
Sorry, but Double Opt-in is Required  jstevens85 | 11/26/03
the big question is what is spam  lmaxwell | 11/22/03
the big answer is, any sales pitch I didn't request  Neil Parks | 11/26/03
we delt with telemarketing  lmaxwell | 11/23/03
Punishment  numbers987654321 | 11/23/03
Good idea, but...  BitTwiddler | 11/24/03
Punishment, a better idea!  eriksen | 11/25/03
No it won't...  BitTwiddler | 11/24/03
Opt Out is a joke  mewickham | 11/26/03
I Have a Solution:  jstevens85 | 11/26/03

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