I think you need to work on your reading skills. Here's what the guy said:
"I argued that... email is really no different from fax... I received this email using a dial up phone line connection and printed the message."
I am guessing the fact that the message came over a phone line was a fundmental component of the judge's decision. I doubt most Slashdotters could make this claim.
Anyway, I'd be willing to use a dialup ISP for a little while if I can sue spammers afterwards...
Read the article. His tenuous argument is that email is similar to a fax, because he uses a dialup fax modem to read his email. Sounds like a very confused argument to my ears.
On that note, how many of us use a fax modem any more? (Perhaps I could use this line of reasoning too because I have a fax machine on my DSL line?)
I think this is a great idea and with the right software support, it could create a new form of mass artistic collaboration. I would love to participate.
FYI, XM Radio has two channels devoted to radio drama. XM163 has Sonic Theater, which does modern serialized radio plays and dramatic readings of classic fiction, e.g., things you might find in Guttenberg. Some of it's really quite good. XM164 is classic Old Time Radio, most of which I happen to love. These two channels are a large part of the reason I got XM.
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I think you need to work on your reading skills. Here's what the guy said:
... email is really no different from fax... I received this email using a dial up phone line connection and printed the message."
"I argued that
I am guessing the fact that the message came over a phone line was a fundmental component of the judge's decision. I doubt most Slashdotters could make this claim.
Anyway, I'd be willing to use a dialup ISP for a little while if I can sue spammers afterwards...
Read the article. His tenuous argument is that email is similar to a fax, because he uses a dialup fax modem to read his email. Sounds like a very confused argument to my ears. On that note, how many of us use a fax modem any more? (Perhaps I could use this line of reasoning too because I have a fax machine on my DSL line?)
I think this is a great idea and with the right software support, it could create a new form of mass artistic collaboration. I would love to participate. FYI, XM Radio has two channels devoted to radio drama. XM163 has Sonic Theater, which does modern serialized radio plays and dramatic readings of classic fiction, e.g., things you might find in Guttenberg. Some of it's really quite good. XM164 is classic Old Time Radio, most of which I happen to love. These two channels are a large part of the reason I got XM.