Kynn wrote:
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> Sooner or later I'll get around to my rebuttal to the findmail.com
> FAQ statement that they're "just like the web search engines".
do they really say that? I agree that it is totally bogus.
If findmail wishes to act like a web search engine and review my
public list, summarize it in their own words, limit quoting to fair
use excerpts, provide key word searching on contents with only a
pointer to my list (not the content itself) as a result of the key
word searching, then I'll gladly consider adopting a standard flag
that will let automated reviewers know my wishes concerning review (I
permit them provided there are no mailto: URLs pointing to me or my
list addresses). I wouldn't even mind too much if the content copying
included full-text of the *list intro* messages only.
But, if they are going to be a *subscriber* to my list, they have to
behave like one and read the human-oriented intro texts which detail
the rules that all subscribers are obligated to follow if they wish to
be a member of my list.
Otherwise they are no different than spammers who use others'
resources without consent.
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Michelle Dick artemis@rahul.net East Palo Alto, CA
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