Well - "SPAM" (aka - Junk Mail) is a part of life. The way I see it - while it annoys me at times, all it REALLY is is another form of a Company attempting to get your bussiness (advertising) - however - when it comes to "Porn" ads - I neither object to, nor odvocate use of such services (I MIGHT occasionaly use them myself - but RARELY) - the fact is - I am not sure of laws in other countries - but in the US I know that no Co. can snail-mail you any information at all containing "Porn" or other related topics (Sex Toys, exc.) unless it is specificaly requested. - All other types of Ads are just fine however - My feeling - Junk E-Mail should be treated the same way.
Besides it is "Porn" Co.s that are the ones jamming Email boxex - even if you are interrested, you are not going to respond to all of them (that is what you get through AOL).
However - on the other hand AOL themselves could do more to prevent it - an I know it! - I use AOL through Bring Your Own Access - and I use my Primary ISP for most of my Email (POP3 mail) - I have no blocks set and in 1 year I do not get as much "Spam" on that Mail account as I do in one day on my AOL Email addresses - and it's even more public than my AOL Email addresses are!
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Well - "SPAM" (aka - Junk Mail) is a part of life. The way I see it - while it annoys me at times, all it REALLY is is another form of a Company attempting to get your bussiness (advertising) - however - when it comes to "Porn" ads - I neither object to, nor odvocate use of such services (I MIGHT occasionaly use them myself - but RARELY) - the fact is - I am not sure of laws in other countries - but in the US I know that no Co. can snail-mail you any information at all containing "Porn" or other related topics (Sex Toys, exc.) unless it is specificaly requested. - All other types of Ads are just fine however - My feeling - Junk E-Mail should be treated the same way.
Besides it is "Porn" Co.s that are the ones jamming Email boxex - even if you are interrested, you are not going to respond to all of them (that is what you get through AOL).
However - on the other hand AOL themselves could do more to prevent it - an I know it! - I use AOL through Bring Your Own Access - and I use my Primary ISP for most of my Email (POP3 mail) - I have no blocks set and in 1 year I do not get as much "Spam" on that Mail account as I do in one day on my AOL Email addresses - and it's even more public than my AOL Email addresses are!