RE: [cobalt-users] OT : Webhosting Coalition

[Mike Smith <cobaltdude2002@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Chuck Lewis <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mike wrote:
> 
> <...but if you think about it, if *every* ISP and hosting company
> would
> simply provide virus scanning on email...>
> 
> And the same goes for Spam that they let through...
> 
> I've read in the past (I THINK it was Internet World) that most of
> the
> big ISP's have absolutely NO interest in curtailing spam and it
> listed
> some of the BIGGEST abusers and it was a who's who of BIG ISP's.
> Think
> about it - who better to stop this before it EVER got anywhere but
> the
> big ISP's that carry the brunt of the traffic. I agree I would hate
> to
> see it come to government intervention. I'm not sure what it would
> take
> for the self-policing to happen with these guys. Sad...
> 
> IMHO :-)
> 
> Chuck

That's my whole point behind forming a coalition - not just one small
voice, but a large multitude of voices with the power and balls to make
noise - and promote change within the industry. One big ISP, who also
happens to be the oldest long-distance carrier, recently lost our long
distance service because they refused to abide by *their* own AUP
against UCE - and I for one am not going to pay for services to a
company that isn't willing to combat (and effectively suport) UCE.

Mike

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