Re: To email or not to email...

The intention of publishing the TOS for the sending isn't as an enforcement
mechanism, but is informational.  I can think of several examples in which
the mailer might examine such information prior to sending in order to not
be considered abusive.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of JC Dill
> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:13 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: To email or not to email...
> 
> Bruce Brown wrote:
> 
> >To add fuel to the fire, I define abuse as any behavior that violates the
> >TOS that a CPS or ISP imposes on messages sent to their users.
> >
> So if a network doesn't define certain behaviors as abuse, then their
> users can do those behaviors to others?  Before I can report someone for
> abuse I have to go to that network and try to find their TOS and
> determine if the behavior is permitted or forbidden on that network?
> Making the reporting process far more complex serves what purpose?
> 
> jc