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To: Lane3 who wrote (19329)	8/14/2002 9:13:10 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

I checked that out, and this bothers me: ChoiceMail is a spam- blocking system based on the premise that all incoming email is assumed to be spam until senders have obtained permission (called registering) to send you email. Until they do so, mail from unapproved senders will not appear in your email application. Unapproved senders are automatically offered the opportunity to register. If they do so you are notified so that you can choose to approve (or not) all future emails from that sender. You can also easily preapprove your existing contacts. The registration process requires manual intervention by the sender, thereby eliminating all automatic spamming systems. I can see friends and acquaintances from whom we do want mail being discouraged by having to take that "manual" extra step, registering to send em's to us. I think I'll just keep doing what i do now, deleting several a day. It's not such a huge inconvenience or anything, it's just kind of like those phone solicitations. It's intrusive.