On 10/8/08, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> At 2:35 PM -0600 10/8/2008, Stephen Conrad wrote:
>>On 10/8/08, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Upon inspection of the emails, I can see why GMail *really* wants to
>>> flag them as Spam....
>>>
>>> 1. The confirmation email is NOT really a confirmation. At that
>>> point, you're signed-up - period. There is NO actual confirmation
>>> link in the email. By not requiring an actual confirmation response,
>>> Beliefnet is a haven for people that want to sign up their friends to
>>> have them flooded with unsolicited emails!
>>
>> > They have a link you can click but it goes to their site. Look at
>>the top of the email.
>
> In the Confirmation email, there is NO link to hit that completes the
> sign-up process (aka Confirmation). You are *already* signed up for
> the newsletter at that point.
>
> Including links that enable you to "manage" your subscriptions are a
> whole different matter.
=> Well, I looked in one of their emails and it said to assure delivery:
Beliefnet would like to ensure that you are receiving your newsletter
subscription in your inbox.
Please add [EMAIL PROTECTED] into your address book.
I did this. It doesn't help.
>
> BTW... Your use of "->" is rather confusing. The > is used to
> indicated QUOTED text. Prefixing that with a dash just looks like a
> typo.
=> Better? I do it to point out my replies.
>
> - Dan.
> --
> - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth
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