Dear All, From yesterday we are getting sale/marketing spam emails from sud...@openlx.com email ID for *www.BestBookBuddies.com <http://www.bestbookbuddies.com/> *. I believe others are also facing this problem. I request to address this issue.
Vikram Zadgaonkar On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 1:09 AM, Sudhir Gandotra @ Kalculate < sud...@kalculate.com> wrote: > Thanks Jonathan, for pointing out that link on lislinks.com - it was a > un-intended mistake - not knowing that replying to different people would > get consolidated on one page. I have now deleted them, and will take care > of such things in future. > > My new request for registration can be the consolidation of earlier > listings. > > Best wishes, > > Sudhir Gandotra > www.bestbookbuddies.com > > > > On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 12:15 AM, Jonathan Druart < > jonathan.dru...@bugs.koha-community.org> wrote: > > > This is spam: > > http://www.lislinks.com/forum/topics/how-to-import-data- > > from-libsys-to-koha > > > > Moreover the request you made got an answer: https://lists.katipo. > > co.nz/pipermail/koha/2016-November/046546.html > > => OpenLX is already listed. > > By the way the link to the demo is down. > > > > On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 at 15:26 Sudhir Gandotra @ Kalculate < > > sud...@kalculate.com> wrote: > > > >> Well Chris Cormack, It will be very interesting to note that a Koha > >> Service Provider with over 400 Libraries to his credit, will be removed > >> from the official list, because he sent a mail to a Library informing > about > >> his Koha Services. > >> > >> It will be an interesting standard to be fixed for this community and to > >> be watched closely by many in the future. > >> > >> It is interesting to note that while you do not rightly want to be part > >> of the trouble between some service providers, you seem to be > influenced by > >> some of them. I hope I will be proven wrong on this point, which seems > to > >> be clear conclusion from what you wrote. > >> > >> *By the way, how do we decide that my mail to a library, a direct mail > >> sent to them, can be termed as a spam ?* > >> > >> *Since when, did people start talking of their services only when > someone > >> asks for them ?* > >> > >> I trust the common sense will prevail and all of us will remain > promoting > >> Koha and not the fears of some people around here. > >> > >> By the way, my request for being listed as a Koha service provider > >> (BestBook Buddies.com) is still not approved and I have resent the > request > >> today. > >> > >> Sudhir Gandotra > >> > >> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:42 PM, Chris Cormack <chr...@catalyst.net.nz> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Just a quick note, unsolicited emails, or spam as it is commonly known > >>> is indeed a crime in some jurisdictions. And in almost every one it is > >>> against convention. > >>> > >>> I'm not going to respond to the rest of your email which reads as a > >>> personal fight between you and other Indian Koha developers/companies. > >>> Please leave this kind of email off the list in future. > >>> > >>> And if you plan to continue to send unsolicited emails to people then I > >>> think the request to remove the listing should stand > >>> > >>> Chris > >>> > >>> On 9 August 2017 5:58:37 AM NZST, "Sudhir Gandotra @ Kalculate" < > >>> sud...@kalculate.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Dear Jonathan Druart, > >>>> > >>>> I am rather surprised to note this mail. > >>>> > >>>> The only mail that I see from you to me was as below : > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------ > >>>> > >>>> Jonathan Druart <jonathan.dru...@bugs.koha-community.org> > >>>> May 17 > >>>> to koha > >>>> > >>>> Dear Sudhir Gandotra, > >>>> > >>>> You are receiving this email because you are listed as a paid support > >>>> company on the Koha community website (https://koha-community.org/su > >>>> pport/paid-support). > >>>> > >>>> We are updating the list of paid support companies for Koha on our > >>>> community website. Please, after reading this email, either hit reply > or > >>>> complete the form mentioned below to confirm you are still an active > >>>> support company. > >>>> > >>>> The next development cycle of Koha (17.11) is going to start before > the > >>>> month of May is out. > >>>> Over the next 6 months we will be building the latest, even more > awesome, > >>>> release of Koha. We strongly believe that having everybody involved > is > >>>> fundamental to achieving this. > >>>> > >>>> We want to build a task force and for that, we need to know who can > commit > >>>> time and effort that we can count on, in order to estimate the goals > we can > >>>> reach. > >>>> Even if you have never been involved in the Koha community but are > using > >>>> Koha, you can help us by committing just a few hours each month: > >>>> library workers or support companies can contribute massively by > providing > >>>> feedback, testing patches, contributing to the documentation or by > getting > >>>> involved in other specific tasks. Even if you do not know how to code > you > >>>> can help shape the next release and improve Koha. > >>>> If you want to help, or if you have specific requests for this > release, > >>>> please let us know by completing this form: > >>>> > >>>> https://framaforms.org/ready-to-help-the-koha-community-1493918217 < > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Just a couple of hours per month dedicated to the project is a huge > help! > >>>> > >>>> Best regards, > >>>> Jonathan Druart on behalf of the Koha community > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I have not replied to it, as I am usually been travelling extensively > for > >>>> the last 12 months, but, within our team, we are discussing as to how > we > >>>> can take this forward and start contributing to the Koha community in > >>>> future, starting in next few months. > >>>> > >>>> *On the other hand, I would like to share the following with you :* > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> As duly acknowledged by the Koha community here, we are the entity > (then > >>>> known as Indserve Infotech Pvt. Ltd.) that introduced Koha in India > with > >>>> the first commercially done Koha implementation at Delhi Pubic > Library, in > >>>> 2007-08, for which I can show you the formal purchase order also. > >>>> Its another story that our trainee-engineer, who was trained by us on > this > >>>> project, left us, cheated us, took away the clients we were > negotiating and > >>>> harmed our work seriously, went to another company and is active on > Koha > >>>> even now. > >>>> We were forced to lie low for a while (due to illegal actions of a > large > >>>> MNC against us) and restarted our activities in a big way again in > 2010, > >>>> and after creating over 165 clients across 15 countries, have now > taken > >>>> Koha to new level, whereby we are offering the complete services free > of > >>>> cost and this is taking us places. > >>>> > >>>> The amount of publicity, growth and expansion that we have done with > Koha > >>>> is tremendous when you see the number of clients, the spread of these > >>>> clients, and their support to us because of un-breaking services. > >>>> > >>>> I am aware that people like Vinod Mishra and some others are quiet > jealous > >>>> of us and now with these free services, they are, possibly, afraid of > >>>> losing their business. And, because of this, they find all kinds of > excuses > >>>> of speaking against us with clients and here also on the list. > >>>> > >>>> I see no reason for deleting our name, because, caused by such > negative > >>>> people, it will only give bad name to the whole of community, a cause > to > >>>> which we have given our full support form the very beginning. And, > >>>> moreover, we have done nothing against Koha. Rather, with the number > of > >>>> libraries to our credit, we are among the biggest providers of Koha > >>>> services. > >>>> > >>>> To promote our services, we do send mails to libraries and in that > process, > >>>> the mail went to mycpl.org also. Owen Leonard felt bad about it, > wrote to > >>>> me, and I replied to him with my apologies, as our intentions have > solely > >>>> been to promote Koha. However, there is no law or convention that > says that > >>>> a Koha service provider cannot send promotional mails to libraries. > Please > >>>> help me understand this point better, if I am missing something. > >>>> > >>>> I will not speak against any of them, as, that is neither my style, > nor am > >>>> I person driven by fears. > >>>> > >>>> Being a Humanist, I am aware that I need to contribute to the good of > this > >>>> world, that has given me my life and everything else that I have and > I am > >>>> very happy contributing to Linux and Koha in my own way. > >>>> *I have not done much, with my more than 400 Libraries to my credit, I > >>>> wonder if this is negligible.* > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> And, for that "crime" (if that's how these people will prefer to term > it), > >>>> as its being labelled by some ignorant ones, if you think Koha > community > >>>> will be happier without me on the list, let's set the new standards. > >>>> > >>>> I am quiet aware that Koha is a community thing and fortunately not a > >>>> personal property of anyone, and due to that fact alone, it is > important, > >>>> that, as a Community, we set the highest standards, which are not > driven by > >>>> the fears of a few ignorant ones, but by the bold-selfless actions of > those > >>>> who do for the society. > >>>> > >>>> I look forward to hearing from you on this. > >>>> > >>>> I assure you that, very soon, you will find me increasingly active on > the > >>>> list. > >>>> > >>>> By the way, my request of adding my new company "Best Book Buddies" > to the > >>>> list of service providers is pending for around a year. > >>>> > >>>> Sudhir Gandotra > >>>> www.bestbookbuddies.com > >>>> +91-9810120918 <+91%2098101%2020918> > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Jonathan Druart < > >>>> jonathan.dru...@bugs.koha-community.org> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I have sent them several emails and they never answered. They are > already > >>>>> on my list of companies to remove from the list. > >>>>> > >>>>> Cheers, > >>>>> Jonathan > >>>>> > >>>>> On Fri, 4 Aug 2017 at 08:56 Owen Leonard <oleon...@myacpl.org> > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Has anyone else received spam from "BestBookBuddies - an > Initiative > >>>>>> of: OpenLX Technologies Pvt. Ltd." ? They recently spammed me and > >>>>>> everyone else on my library's contact page. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If it were up to me they would be removed from the list of paid > >>>>>> support providers, but I don't think the rules explicitly forbid > >>>>>> sending spam. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- Owen > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Web Developer > >>>>>> Athens County Public Libraries > >>>>>> http://www.myacpl.org > >>>>>> ------------------------------ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > >>>>>> Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > >>>>>> https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ------------------------------ > >>>>> > >>>>> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > >>>>> Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > >>>>> https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> *Kind Regards** with Season's Greetings,* > >> *Sudhir Gandotra |* > >> * C. E. O.* > >> *OpenLX Technologies Pvt. Ltd.,* > >> *Regd. 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