On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:08:53 -0800, "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Alan Hodgson wrote: > > On Thursday 18 January 2007 16:44, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx> > >> Harsh, aren't we? > >> > >> Rich and Garland weren't peddling pr0n or a pump-and-dump stock > >> scam. The fact that they've lost some (a lot of?) respect from > >> potential customers will be pain enough. > >> > > > > Spam is spam. I don't care what they're selling. Anyone dumb enough to > > send spam in 2006 should be fired on the spot. > > That is a bit extreme. One persons SPAM is another persons interesting > information. Although I agree that the behavior in this particular > situation was a bit less than the average IQ score. > > If you are going to communicate with potential customers, especially as > SPAM have the integrity to do it yourself and take the heat yourself. > Don't use some off brand secondary service and pay them to spam for you. > > I send out email all the time to potentials. It is common practice but I > do it, directly as me. I think that this bit is the spam clincher > Please click here to unsubscribe > [http://now.eloqua.com/....] Without that, I might have even filed it away in case I needed what they were offering (24/7 phone support is useful for those of us in vastly different time zones). Mailing lists that I didn't ask to be on is a different story. klint. +---------------------------------------+-----------------+ : Klint Gore : "Non rhyming : : EMail : kg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx : slang - the : : Snail : A.B.R.I. : possibilities : : Mail University of New England : are useless" : : Armidale NSW 2351 Australia : L.J.J. : : Fax : +61 2 6772 5376 : : +---------------------------------------+-----------------+
