Re: UKNM: Tell me it's not SPAM

[Fiona Campbell-Howes]

If I get sent a generic - apart from the "FIONA" bit - message that I

specifically asked (twice) not to receive, doesn't that make it spam?  Or do

you only define spam as something that was never requested in the first

place?



----- Original Message -----

From: Alberts, Rob <

rob [dot] albertsinternet [dot] tsleducation [dot] co [dot] uk

>

To: <

uknmchinwag [dot] com

>

Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 12:23 PM

Subject: Re: UKNM: Tell me it's not SPAM



> Your LastMinute emails aren't spam. Just because you unsuccessfuly

unsubbed

> twice doesn't make what you signed up for in the first place - spam.

Rather,

> it's a list problem. I administer lists. I can say list-software's only as

> good as its administrator. Unsubbing should of course be expedited,

obvious,

> easy. But your example doesn't make spam out of another's roast beef.

>

> But anyway

> http://spamcop.net/

> you can take a demo test

> http://spamcop.net/nosend.shtml

>

> "oh the pain, the pain" - Doctor Smith, Lost in Space

>

> Rob Alberts

> e-Marketing

> TSL Education

> http://www.learnfree.co.uk

> 0207 782 3368

>

> >Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:56:23 +0100

>

>From: "Fiona Campbell-Howes" <fionaquinquireme [dot] com>

> >Subject: Re: UKNM: Tell me it's not SPAM

> >

> >Speaking of well-known brands and spam, I'm getting more than a little

> >irritated with lastminute's "Fancy a fortnight of sun for 269 pounds,

> >FIONA?"-type missives, when I have unsubscribed twice. I recall a while

> back

> >someone said that there was an organisation to which one could complain

> >about such intrusions.  Could someone remind me what it is?

> >

> >Alternatively, if there is anyone from lastminute there, could you please

> >tell me how to eradicate myself from the mailing list for ever?  And for

> >God's sake stop putting the recipient's name in capitals, it has "dodgy

> >Littlewoods/Readers Digest prize draw" written all over it. Spam is

already

> >out of hand in my inbox at least, and it's got noticeably worse in the

last

> >couple of months. No one wants it! Please stop doing it!



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