----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace@attglobal.net> To: "Smith, Donald" <Donald.Smith@qwest.com> Cc: <nanog@merit.edu> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:22 PM Subject: RE: Attn MCI/UUNet - Massive abuse from your network
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:39:26 -0600, Smith, Donald wrote:
I am not a lawyer. I am not aware of the law that requires uunet to go to court to prevent spammers who are not their direct customers from using their network.
Doctrine of attractive nuisance
When I worked for IBM back in the '60s, on many occasions during my 7 years there I heard upper management say that they were proud to be with a company that tried to be a "Good Corporate Citizen ". One branch manager had a cube on his desk which had printed on each side the(ir) manifesto of Corporate Social Responsibility.
From the AOL theft article: "The revelations come as AOL and other Internet providers have ramped up their efforts to track down the purveyors of spam, which has grown into a maddening scourge that costs consumers and businesses billions of dollars a year."
Perhaps those Corporate Citizens who can do something to ensure the viability of E-mail, should. --Michael