Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 11:42:18 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Request for opinions: what is spam Message-ID: <3BE83D1A.52D2851D@mindspring.com> References: <3BE81422.7080304@potentialtech.com>
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Bill Moran wrote: > > I've been having a tough couple of months and I just had some > things happen today that are causing me to re-evaluate some of > my beliefs. > > One thing, central to this, is where do you draw the line > between promotion and spam? > > I'll give the example that really got me thinking: > > Got an email today through the "moreinfo@" address for my > company, which is listed on the web site on the contact > page. The email stated that "I got your email from a > list server". If it was not solicited by you requesting information from them directly, and you do not have a preexisiting business relationship which they could impose upon, then it is SPAM, regardless of from which public place/service they obtained your address. The primary definition only requires that the email itself be unsolicited, either implicitly or explicitly. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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