Date sent: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 20:58:48 +1100 (EST)
From: Andrew Macks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SLUG] [OT] Alleged spam
> 1. You are trying to deceive people by placing a referral to your
> account on "getpaid4.com".
Where is the deception? I make it quite clear that I am promoting
GetPaid in my signature. Having a referral URL for that same program
would hardly be regarded as deception.
> 2. "GetPaid4" is targetted at Microsoft Windows audiences.
True, but I don't post exclusively post to this mailing list. I don't
know about others, but I have to earn my living also dealing with
Windows. I live in a small town where Linux is barely even heard of,
not in the middle of Sydney where *nix jobs are a dime a dozen and the
pay is $50k+ a year. I would love to have an income 1/4 that rate, and
before anyone suggests moving, I not able to for a while.
> I am strictly against blatant abuse of the Internet for advertising, and
> this kind of thing is even worse.
I fail to see how placing advertising in a signature can be regarded as
"blatant abuse" unless the post contains nothing significant or is
unsolicited in the first place. I asked a legitimate question that I
was unable to answer myself, the fact that I left my normal signature
on for the post to this list should NOT mean I abused the internet.
> Without using extreme profanity in this message I can say little more
> than please remove this from your e-mail sig.
Done. No further signatures will be sent to this list.
> If not, I will be sure to contact GetPaid4 and mention your name.
What's this? Ask nicely and then threaten to report me before I can respond? How
charming!
> (From the GetPaid4 FAQ)
>
> "Can I contact people I do not know that haven't specifically requested
> me to contact them in regards to the program?
Have I contacted anyone on this list specifically regarding the
program? I have asked a legitimate question, one that I have not been
able to answer through my normal means, I have NOT sent email to the
list for the sole purpose of advertising GetPaid.
> No -- Spamming of ANY sort (Usenet, e-mail, ICQ/AIM, etc.) is NOT
> TOLERATED. If any member is caught spamming, their account will be
> terminated. You can only contact people that you know either personally
> or professionally. Contacting people that you don't know is considered
> spamming. Spammers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
> We do NOT tolerate spamming of any kind!!!!"
Just FYI, I have just emailed GetPaid in regards to using a signature
to advertise their program and I am awaiting their response. Although I
have no way of knowing, I suspect they may decide that using a
signature advert does NOT consitute spamming unless the original email
was unsolicited.
If that is the case, will I still be spamming? If you say I am, you are
inferring that my posts are unsolicited and unwanted? If that is the
case, I will promptly unsubscribe from this list.
Aussie (sig removed)
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