On Feb 6, 2008 2:06 PM, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > > > I don't know where people got the idea that sending commercial email is > > free. It has to be designed, written, configured to send, and sent. > Where do > > you get the idea that putting a stamp on printed materials is the only > thing > > that costs money? Last time I checked it cost me real money to create > and > > maintain a web site, and real money to write and send a newsletter. > > For print, you need to design, write, configure, and send with snail mail. > > For email, you need to design, write, configure, and send with email. > > There's a big difference in cost there, because with snail mail you pay > with postage. Perhaps that's where people got the idea that sending > commercial email is free? > -----------------------------------------------------------------
You are missing the boat here. You failed to mention PRINT which consumes paper, envelopes, rubber bands, sorting for best value in mailing, and the final postage. This cost is significant when you prepare a glossy output much like an html loaded message. with SPAM you just have your design fees and in the case of the Nigerians they aren't putting a lot of funding INTO THEIR MESSAGES NOW ARE THEY? -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
