All that I have seen have 'opt out' check boxes. Perhaps marketing still gets some intelligence by interest levels, but I don't see any harm in that.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:17 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Marketing ploy by IBM I just got a notification from IBM called: White paper: Pinpointing IPL-related tasks for automation So I had to supply my information, name, rank, serial number, Just to find out that it is a couple fo chapters from the ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 2 So if you get this notification, you could just download the Vol2 and not provide your name to IBM marketing staff. Lizette NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
