Seems like WAMUGgers weren't the only ones to get hit: <http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1165790>
(Its on the second page about the spam) I'd say the emails weren't scraped from WAMUG, but from somewhere else. And I see Macresolve have already endeared themselves to the Whirlpool community...... And if it did come from Digilife's customer databases, I'm sure the receivers would be very interested to know who scraped it. Scraping company data then using it for your own personal gain is a big no no! Seeya Rod! On Friday, April 24, 2009, at 09:32AM, "Ronda Brown" <ro...@wn.com.au> wrote: > > >On 23/04/2009, at 5:17 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: > >> >> Of course if you've been a customer of them in the past and they >> consider you to have a 'strong business relationship' with them and >> you haven't opted out of this then it's probably not considered spam >> as there's inferred consent: >> >> HTTP://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310572 > >Hello Shay, > >I'm aware of "Inferred Consent" , but I have never purchased anything >from Digilife or had any association with them other than receiving a >couple of their Newsletters. I cannot remember subscribing to their >Newsletters but I will accept that perhaps I did. > >There is no way "Inferred Consent" could be interpreted in this >situation. > >"If recipients don’t object, is that consent? >No, silence does not constitute consent. Just because a person does >not actively unsubscribe from your mailing list does not mean they >consent to receiving commercial electronic messages from you. You must >have either express or inferred consent before you send such messages." > >This email from MacResolve is Unethical to say the least, and the >legalities are suspect. Certainly not the right way to start a business. > >Cheers, > >Ronni > > > > > > >-- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
