Re: Fw: Remove me from your SPAM lists - jwkm@worldnet.att.net&jwkm@att.net
| From: | Rasmus Lerdorf | Date: | Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Fw: Remove me from your SPAM lists - jwkm@worldnet.att.net&jwkm@att.net | ||
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> To be candid, someone needs to take responsibility somewhere.
>
> To expand on your analogy that would mean a Bar Keep is not responsible for
> serving someone too much alcohol. Frankly, the Bar Keep is in part
> responsible as I believe you are. If you provide a product that is being
> misused by someone and you are aware of it you really should take some
> ownership in dealing with that customer. The miss-users of your product are
> like alcoholics at a bar who can't stop themselves.
>
> You should read Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
If we created software designed specifically for spamming, you might have
a point. However, PHP is a general-purpose web scripting language.
Nearly 30% of all sites on the web uses this language. I don't see how
you can hold us responsible for what people do with it. It is exactly
like holding Microsoft responsible for providing an OS that these same
spammers likely used to develop their software on.
Not that this is constructive in any way whatsoever. We have no
connection with these people, we do not have access to their subscription
lists and we don't know where they live, so there is no physical way for
us to do anything at all about getting you off of their spam lists. Do
some research, figure out who they are, and contact the right people
please.
-Rasmus