Re: UKNM: Re: Acceptable apology for misuse of data?

[Justine Koder]

now I actually think that even though it's against the regs. it's a really

nice piece of e-mail cop to check live accounts


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From: "Laurence Grayson" <lgraysonmsn [dot] com>

>

To: <uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com>

>Subject: Re: UKNM: Re: Acceptable apology for misuse of data?

>Date: Tue, Oct 31, 2000, 10:51 pm

>


> Hehe.  I'd agree that this is a rather poorly camouflaged attempt at

> checking live email accounts while managing to break the the 1998 Data

> Protection Act twice in quick succession.

>

> The fact that several people I've spoken to about this have also received

> both emails only demonstrates that it's been sent out to anyone on the

> distribution list who got so bored with the godawful content on their site

> that they turned their back on it.

>

> I'm putting together an article on this - please feel free to respond

> off-list if you'd like to add your tuppence worth.

>

> Laurence

>

touchycix [dot] co [dot] uk

>

> ----- Original Message -----

>

From: Tim Ireland <timdesignercity [dot] com>

>

To: <uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com>

> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 8:31 AM

> Subject: UKNM: Re: Acceptable apology for misuse of data?

>

>

>

> "Darren Priest" <Darrenforceinternet [dot] co [dot] uk> noted the following

>> 'acceptable' apology:

>>

>> > >From Cheeky Monkey:

>> >

>> > "Pete, one of our technical guys has just made a mistake - he sent you

> an

>> > email after you'd requested not to be contacted. Please accept our

>> apologies

>> > We've already beat him sensless and he's assured us it won't happen

> again

>> > but if you don't believe us you can remind him yourself - send him an

>> email:

>> > xxxxxxx

>> > The Band."

>> >

>> > (Email address removed by me)

>>

>> I got this same email and had the same thoughts. The copy alone wouldn't

>> have done it - the inclusion of an actual email address was the magic

>> ingredient. I wonder if Oz's Herald considered this approach?

>>

>> ;o)

>>

>> Tim Ireland

>> Director of Marketing

>> www.designercity.com



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