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Re: aircraftspruce.com - spam

To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: aircraftspruce.com - spam
From: ericm@lne.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:16:18 -0800
On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 02:19:05PM -0500, wmc_st@xxiii.com wrote:
> 
> They certainly seem to have some unique and good products.  But [just 
> the facts] in my experience, they don't have a friggin' clue about 
> appropriate Internet marketing practices.  Offering my email address 
> ONCE for ONE request is not license to spam the crap out of me which 
> they DID.

I had the same result from them.  I feel that it is inappropriate for
companies to spam me because I have bought something from them (or
ordered a catalog).  But not everyone feels the same.

I use unique throwaway addresses for most email with businesses.  So when
a business spams me, I can delete the email address they know and mail
bounces harmlessly.  It is sometimes interesting to see how addresses
propagate (lists are sold) so I sometimes leave them up for amusement.

If it is a business whose service I like, I may send them a polite email
telling them that spamming their happy customers isn't a good idea.

Unfortunately I think most internet users are so used to advertising
and spam these days that few complain when a legit business sends them
spam, as long as it isn't a get rich quick by selling penis enlargement
treatments to widows in Nigeria scam.

> Despite gripes to their postmaster@ address and their ISP, 
> reports to spamcop.net, and ultimately a REJECT entry in access.db on 
> my sendmail server (I run our email server at work, and have the 
> option to do that, thankfully.)

Hopefully no one else at your company wants to receive email
from aircraftspruce.  

Eric




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