Re: [gourds] Gourds Digest V1 #104 Irritating 'important
Nature's Art (gourds@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 09 Feb 1998 10:23:21 -0800
At 09:04 PM 2/8/98 -0800, you wrote:
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>Gourds Digest Sunday, February 8 1998 Volume 01 : Number 104
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>In this issue:
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> [gourds] Re: " IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE "
> Re: [gourds] Re: " IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE "
> Re: [gourds] Re: " IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE "
> RE: [gourds] Re: " IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE "
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I received the 'IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE' also. Irritating is putting it
mildly!
Linda
>Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 06:19:49 -0600
>From: Pat Storer R-Zu-2-U <rzu2u@intertex.net>
>Subject: [gourds] Re: " IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE "
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>Did everyone else get this 'spam' or just we digest subscribers?. How can
>they expect anyone to 'buy' their program when it is so irritating to get
>'spam'? Hope this does not become a precedent on 'lists' where they can
>reach 200+ people with one message.
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>Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 09:41:04 -0600
>From: Becky <rdhughes@duo-county.com>
>Subject: Re: [gourds] Re: " IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE "
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>Pat Storer R-Zu-2-U wrote:
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>> Did everyone else get this 'spam' or just we digest subscribers?. How can
>> they expect anyone to 'buy' their program when it is so irritating to get
>> 'spam'? Hope this does not become a precedent on 'lists' where they can
>> reach 200+ people with one message.
>>
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>Yes, I got it, too, and I don't get the digest. Actually, the amount of
>spam I receive has increased drastically in just the last week. Some
>give you instructions to remove your name but when you ask to be removed
>your e-mail just returns to you as undeliverable.
>
>I haven't received anything from the gourdpatch in over a week. Is it
>not working?
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>Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 11:13:19 -0500
>From: "A.B. Amis" <aonlybonly@email.msn.com>
>Subject: Re: [gourds] Re: " IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE "
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>Becky wrote:
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>"... Actually, the amount of
>spam I receive has increased drastically in just the last week. Some
>give you instructions to remove your name but when you ask to be removed
>your e-mail just returns to you as undeliverable.
>I haven't received anything from the gourdpatch in over a week. Is it
>not working?"
>
>I've been told that responding to one of those "remove my name" offers is
>counterproductive --- it just lets them know that their spam reached a live
>address, which they weren't sure of otherwise. Just delete it and forget
>it. I'm only getting a small handful of spam each week. The gourdpatch
>list is working OK --- could you be unsubscribed or something?
>
>Regourds,
>A.B.
>
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>Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 11:54:59 -0500
>From: "King, Kitty (MIS, GEFanuc, NA)" <klk@gemischova.ge.com>
>Subject: RE: [gourds] Re: " IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE "
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>The "spam" mail is very irritating in my opinion. I use Microsoft Outlook
>(MS Exchange has the capability also); and you can set your email to
>automatically delete emails from a particular address. This option is found
>under the Tools/Inbox Assistant/Add Rules option of mail, if your are
>interested. At least this keeps me from having to filter throught emails
>that I KNOW I don't want. You will have to add a rule for every address
>that SPAMs you. I don't know if other email packages offer this feature.
>kk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A.B. Amis [SMTP:aonlybonly@email.msn.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 1998 11:13 AM
> To: gourds@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Re: [gourds] Re: " IMPORTANT INFORMATION HERE "
>
> Becky wrote:
>
> "... Actually, the amount of
> spam I receive has increased drastically in just the last week. Some
> give you instructions to remove your name but when you ask to be
>removed
> your e-mail just returns to you as undeliverable.
> I haven't received anything from the gourdpatch in over a week. Is
>it
> not working?"
>
> I've been told that responding to one of those "remove my name"
>offers is
> counterproductive --- it just lets them know that their spam reached
>a live
> address, which they weren't sure of otherwise. Just delete it and
>forget
> it. I'm only getting a small handful of spam each week. The
>gourdpatch
> list is working OK --- could you be unsubscribed or something?
>
> Regourds,
> A.B.
>
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>End of Gourds Digest V1 #104
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Exceed expectations.