Earl Brunner on wed 12 jul 00
Just hit the delete button, it really doesn't happen around
here that often.
Good advise, don't buy from them.
The ads on some web pages can be a different issue
sometimes. Sometimes free or reduced cost for the web page
is associated with running the ads. I just ignore them. If
it helps a clay bud get their stuff on the web, I'll
overlook it.
Eydie DeVincenzi wrote:
>
> >I hope every Clayart member takes a
> minute to remove their name from steel building's
> address site. Maybe they'll get the message.
> Whenever I get an non-requested solicitation
> call (phone) I ask them to remove my
> name/address/number from their list. The last
> one made me wait to talk to his supervisor
> It has taken a while but the # of
> annoyance junk mail/calls have reduced appreciably.
> I agree that it is important to not buy anything
> from a spammer!
> snip>
> Even if some of us are interested in steel buildings, this posting is spam,
> despite the poster's claim that it is not. Please, never purchase anything
> from a spammer.
> <
>
> This is worth repeating, IMHO. The more we respond by giving these people
> our $$$$, the more they will see spamming as a good thing. Which reminds
> me...
>
> I got an e-mail from Country Shoppers (they sell crafts and supplies to
> people like us). They claim they are not SPAMMERS, they will not tell me
> where they got my e-mail and I do not buy anything off the Internet and I
> am careful about who I give my e-mail to. Did anyone else get their
> unsolicited sale pitch via e-mail (otherwise known to me as spam)? It's
> gotten to the point where I do not answer the telphone after 3pm, and when
> my phone display says "out of area" as the source of the call, I do not
> pick up. I feel assaulted everytime I log onto someone's webpage. Banner
> ads. Many people just cave and run those abnoxious banner ads on their
> pages. Yup. We're all for sale ... only thing negotiable is the price.
> My price has 8 zeros ... to the left of the decimal point of course !
> Eydie
>
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Eydie DeVincenzi on wed 12 jul 00
>I hope every Clayart member takes a
minute to remove their name from steel building's
address site. Maybe they'll get the message.
Whenever I get an non-requested solicitation
call (phone) I ask them to remove my
name/address/number from their list. The last
one made me wait to talk to his supervisor
It has taken a while but the # of
annoyance junk mail/calls have reduced appreciably.
I agree that it is important to not buy anything
from a spammer!
snip>
Even if some of us are interested in steel buildings, this posting is spa=
m,
despite the poster's claim that it is not. Please, never purchase anythi=
ng
from a spammer.
<
This is worth repeating, IMHO. The more we respond by giving these peopl=
e
our $$$$, the more they will see spamming as a good thing. Which reminds=
me...
I got an e-mail from Country Shoppers (they sell crafts and supplies to
people like us). They claim they are not SPAMMERS, they will not tell m=
e
where they got my e-mail and I do not buy anything off the Internet and I=
am careful about who I give my e-mail to. Did anyone else get their
unsolicited sale pitch via e-mail (otherwise known to me as spam)? It's
gotten to the point where I do not answer the telphone after 3pm, and whe=
n
my phone display says "out of area" as the source of the call, I do not
pick up. I feel assaulted everytime I log onto someone's webpage. Banne=
r
ads. Many people just cave and run those abnoxious banner ads on their
pages. Yup. We're all for sale ... only thing negotiable is the price.=
=
My price has 8 zeros ... to the left of the decimal point of course !=
Eydie
Richard Jeffery on thu 13 jul 00
Best advice going.
I think there was a post recently suggesting we all follow the instructions
in the spam message to "unsubscribe" or such like.
DON'T.
It works like this:
a company buys a mailshot list of email addresses collected by web sites or
whatever over a period of time. They pay $X for an unknown quantity [hang
on, perhaps I should say unknown quality - confusing, English, ain't it?].
Everyone who bothers to contact them is doing them a huge commercial favour
of confirming that the email address
leads to a "live one" - you exist, you are current, you use your email.
Now, how much more valuable do you think that makes your email address on
the confirmed list that they can then sell on?
Rule 1:
Unless you subscribed to something (like a manufacturer's update list or
newsletter) - don't unsubscribe
Rule 2:
same sort of thing - if you didn't enter a competition, you haven't won a
prize
Rule 3:
hit the delete key
Not sure whether my earlier post on not using the default html-based email
got though - but that is also part of the problem (virus transmission,
rather than spamming).
Richard Jeffery
www.TheEleventhHour.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
Behalf Of Earl Brunner
Sent: 13 July 2000 06:18
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Doing business with SPAMMERS
Just hit the delete button, it really doesn't happen around
here that often.
Good advise, don't buy from them.
The ads on some web pages can be a different issue
sometimes. Sometimes free or reduced cost for the web page
is associated with running the ads. I just ignore them. If
it helps a clay bud get their stuff on the web, I'll
overlook it.
Eydie DeVincenzi wrote:
>
> >I hope every Clayart member takes a
> minute to remove their name from steel building's
> address site. Maybe they'll get the message.
> Whenever I get an non-requested solicitation
> call (phone) I ask them to remove my
> name/address/number from their list. The last
> one made me wait to talk to his supervisor
> It has taken a while but the # of
> annoyance junk mail/calls have reduced appreciably.
> I agree that it is important to not buy anything
> from a spammer!
> snip>
> Even if some of us are interested in steel buildings, this posting is
spam,
> despite the poster's claim that it is not. Please, never purchase
anything
> from a spammer.
> <
>
> This is worth repeating, IMHO. The more we respond by giving these people
> our $$$$, the more they will see spamming as a good thing. Which reminds
> me...
>
> I got an e-mail from Country Shoppers (they sell crafts and supplies to
> people like us). They claim they are not SPAMMERS, they will not tell me
> where they got my e-mail and I do not buy anything off the Internet and I
> am careful about who I give my e-mail to. Did anyone else get their
> unsolicited sale pitch via e-mail (otherwise known to me as spam)? It's
> gotten to the point where I do not answer the telphone after 3pm, and when
> my phone display says "out of area" as the source of the call, I do not
> pick up. I feel assaulted everytime I log onto someone's webpage. Banner
> ads. Many people just cave and run those abnoxious banner ads on their
> pages. Yup. We're all for sale ... only thing negotiable is the price.
> My price has 8 zeros ... to the left of the decimal point of course !
> Eydie
>
>
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mailto:bruec@anv.net
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