Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:06:39 +0200 From: Willie Viljoen <will@unfoldings.net> To: davidr@skyforge.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Advertising? Message-ID: <200304091206.39237.will@unfoldings.net> In-Reply-To: <200304091039.54722.Davidr@skyforge.net> References: <3E927719.4477.16ABEE7@localhost> <200304091039.54722.Davidr@skyforge.net>
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(Now also guilty of top posting) It doesn't need to be banned, because it's not allowed anyway. The message you see there is a spam, the common word for unsoliceted bulk e-mail. The sender probably bought a "million address" CD from an equally unscrupelous source, and just sent the e-mail. freebsd-questions@freebsd.org just happened to be on this list. This is done in the hope that somebody with limited experience will presume that the e-mail was addressed to them. They would then reply, and the spammer will probably offer them a few cents per month. This way, they get wide spread exposure for their (usually) inferior products or scams, at very little or no cost. Unfortunately, this happens, as the internet expanded, the filth we all know as "smash-and-grab" commerce immediately started to infest it. Will On Wednesday 09 April 2003 11:39, someone, possibly David Richards, typed: > Banned it or make them pay big sytle towards the freebsd project or do > both :) > > On Tuesday 08 April 2003 06:15, Moritz Fromwald wrote: > > I think advertising on mailing-list should be banned > > > > regards > > > > moritz fromwald > > > > Von: "Greg" <greg@seopa.com> > > An: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Datum: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 12:57:11 +0100 > > Betreff: Advertising? > > Antwort an: Greg <greg@seopa.com> > > <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I was wondering if you would consider selling advertising on your > > > site. I have a number of sites i would be keen to promote - mostly > > > insurance related. > > > > > > All i would want is a small text link anywhere on the page for a site > > > such as www.car-insurance-first.co.uk > > > > > > Let me know what you think, > > > > > > Greg Wilson. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Willie Viljoen Freelance IT Consultant 214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas Bloemfontein 9321 South Africa +27 51 522 15 60 +27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) +27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) will@unfoldings.net
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