From: "Charles Gregory" <cgreg...@hwcn.org>
Sent: Thursday, 2010/January/28 08:08
Personally, I find racist analogies childish, and in fact, a little
offensive. But, that aside, I don't suppose it has occurred to you that
the bulk of spam coming from Taiwan may be originating with businesses in
the USA? The 'sin' of hinet is not that they live in a country that is
necessarily full of evil people who can't wait to spam, but that hinet
itself operates a 'spammer friendly' service. Hinet could be *anywhere* in
the world, and its IP block would get that reputation. Your bad luck they
are in your country, and (apparently) your only option for an internet
connection. Again, the correct path to take, and I think I suggested this
already, is to contact your government and get them to pressure hinet to
clean up their act.
I'm with you there, Charles. "Racist" is so often misapplied these days
as a simple "educated class" form of swearing that I've taken it to mean,
"You dirty so-and-so, you apply good sense. That's not allowed!"
{^_-} That's why "racist" has no sting when applied to me.
