Re: [Asrg] Re: 0. General - Spam survey

["Dave Atherton" <list@flowerdog.com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fridrik Skulason" <frisk@f-prot.com>
>    "... from a company you do not recognize.  You have had a business
transaction
>     with them in the past."
>
> This is somewhat confusing.   If I remembered that had a business
transaction
> with them in the past then I would by definition recognize the company,
which
> kind-of invalidates the question, unless the implicit assumption is that I
have
> had a transaction with them, but do not remember doing so, which again
brings
> up the issue of whether the definition of spam depends on the quality of
the
> memory of the recipient.

That's a good point but the company could have changed its name or been
involved in a merger.  You might have done business with AT&T Broadband but
not recognize Comcast; so, Comcast knows you (and probably "acquired" your
consent) but you do not know Comcast.

-Dave



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