Spam can come from anyone - its not too hard to forge the "FROM" line on an email. I'd hardly call it abuse of your account when spammers do it all the time.
And what spammers do is not abuse? Just because it is simple to do or many people do it does not mean it is not abuse. And I would definitely not be expeciting my service provider or university to be spoofing my e-mail address. To me that is a form of character defemation or identity fraud.
Argh, and there is a Preview button for a reason. What a thread to put a post with multiple mispellings. Privitize -> Privatize, preffered -> preferred. Time to head home.
Well, it depends on if you were writing the article as a Brit or as an American. Privitize is the preferred spelling in the US, Privatise is the preffered spelling in the UK. Either way it is a petty thing to quibble about.
I haven't seen any suggestions of locations that deserve to be saved by the Vogons yet. First thing that entered my mind was surely Douglas' birthplace or grave site deserve their reverence.
I opened a SpyMac account a month or so ago for the 1 gig space, figuring it would be great for the Yahoo Groups I belong to. Only problem is that SpyMac is currently blocking ALL e-mail from Yahoo Groups. Back on 5/15 they reported it was just a temporary issue, but have given no estimate on a fix as of yet, and have been VERY rude to anyone trying to get an answer, if they respond at all. SpyMac Yahoo Groups Forum
This could be quite nice for abandonware and niche marketware. A lot of overhead is involved in producing CD-ROMs, packaging, shipping, having a good distribution network, etc. That is why so many good programs become abandonware. At some point it is no longer worth the effort to keep older classics and niche programs in the distribution network and in stock. It would be nice to select some old Infocom text adventures, classic Atari ports, Sierra and LucasArts adventure games, etc burned onto a CD.
There is a lot of great software out there that have disappeared from the shelves over the years and the legalities of getting copies over the internet is a concern for some. It could also be a nice distribution channel for programs like WordPerfect, OpenOffice, etc since many stores only carry MS Office.
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And what spammers do is not abuse? Just because it is simple to do or many people do it does not mean it is not abuse. And I would definitely not be expeciting my service provider or university to be spoofing my e-mail address. To me that is a form of character defemation or identity fraud.
Argh, and there is a Preview button for a reason. What a thread to put a post with multiple mispellings. Privitize -> Privatize, preffered -> preferred. Time to head home.
Well, it depends on if you were writing the article as a Brit or as an American. Privitize is the preferred spelling in the US, Privatise is the preffered spelling in the UK. Either way it is a petty thing to quibble about.
I haven't seen any suggestions of locations that deserve to be saved by the Vogons yet. First thing that entered my mind was surely Douglas' birthplace or grave site deserve their reverence.
I opened a SpyMac account a month or so ago for the 1 gig space, figuring it would be great for the Yahoo Groups I belong to. Only problem is that SpyMac is currently blocking ALL e-mail from Yahoo Groups. Back on 5/15 they reported it was just a temporary issue, but have given no estimate on a fix as of yet, and have been VERY rude to anyone trying to get an answer, if they respond at all. SpyMac Yahoo Groups Forum
This could be quite nice for abandonware and niche marketware. A lot of overhead is involved in producing CD-ROMs, packaging, shipping, having a good distribution network, etc. That is why so many good programs become abandonware. At some point it is no longer worth the effort to keep older classics and niche programs in the distribution network and in stock. It would be nice to select some old Infocom text adventures, classic Atari ports, Sierra and LucasArts adventure games, etc burned onto a CD.
There is a lot of great software out there that have disappeared from the shelves over the years and the legalities of getting copies over the internet is a concern for some. It could also be a nice distribution channel for programs like WordPerfect, OpenOffice, etc since many stores only carry MS Office.