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MAPS and Experian Settle Lawsuit
dbrower writes: "Experian is trumpeting a settlement with MAPS here, where MAPS agreed not to blackhole them without a court order, and agreed that Experian didn't need to do opt-in. Looks like a loss to me."
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I believe what they call "double opt-in", is this:
You punch in an email address at the webform.
Their system sends a confirmation email, with a token of some sort, to that address.
You reply, with said token, and the address is confirmed and added to the list.
It's not that hard, and it also allows you to get your ass off a list even if you don't send from that address any more - if you get the emails forwarded, it's all good.
Now, if MAPS was demanding something more (and I half expect they may have, it seems to me they've been constantly increasing their requirements), that's unreasonable. But simply verifying that the stated account really wants on the list isn't a huge deal, nor is it hard for the user - AND it pays off for the sending servers, as they spend less time spinning their wheels on bogus/broken addresses.
I went there, and found their page disgusting. So I penned the following response:
First,
Let me say that I am pro-life. If you can't handle the responsibility of raising a child, then don't have sex, or use one of the many effective forms of birth control out there.
That being said, you people are sick. You press for the murder of your brothers and sisters. May I remind you that Jesus also said, "Hate the sin, but love the sinner?" and that God alone will be our Judge? It is blasphemy that you claim to be on God's side. Crimes against society are punishable by society, -by the government, the just representative of the people. Crimes against God are punishible by God only. And before you lambast our government, I'd like to point out yet another quote of our Lord Jesus: "Render unto Ceaser what is Ceaser's" In simpler terms, let the government do it's job.
If you wish to see those involved in abortion punished in the here and now, then your only just course is to press for abortion to be banned.
Until then, Keep your venom to yourself. You are no better than the islamic fanatics who ran airplanes into the world trade center, and I hope you have Christian brothers and sisters who can teach you the true meaning of "Love thy neighbor." Your extreme tactics only cause you to be dismissed (and rightly so) by all as sociopaths (unable to distinguish from right and wrong. i.e. murder == wrong. pretending to act for God == wrong). You are terrorists, and as you've seen lately, nothing disgusts our great nation more than those who try to enact change by terror.
May you find peace and love,
Michael Gregory
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be the name of a store, not a government agency.
That's an interesting idea. It actually sounds solid, too.
Actually, the majority of the "crossed out" people are women who died during abortions, *not* murdered abortionists.
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Erik Norvelle
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