In case anybody is still in any doubt as to the sensitivity of these webmail.net.nz people to the issue of spam, see attached message. Apparently it is ok for webmail.net.nz to send commercial, unsolicited mail because it is "useful information", as opposed to other unsolicited, commercial e-mail which is apparently not. Ho hum. File under "moron spam haven" and take appropriate precautions. Joe ----- Forwarded message from bb(a)nsimail.com ----- From: bb(a)nsimail.com Date: 21 Feb 2000 20:50:40 -0800 X-Sent: 22 Feb 2000 04:50:40 GMT To: jabley(a)patho.gen.nz X-Mailer: Web Mail 3.5.1.4 Subject: Regarding Webmail Hi Joe, We have had great feedback and alot of people have joined our service from the general public. We have been offering this state of the art free service to anyone who wishes to use it, and have been astounded by some harsh responses from people who themselves work in the industry. We have offered leading edge technology in NEW ZEALAND for new zealanders and cannot understand some of the hostile responses we have had, almost all from IT proffesionals, when we have had such a great response from the general public. Because of the pressure put on us by a few in the industry we will not be emailing anybody else but feel that the issue of spamming is such a grey area that useful information is being put in the same circle as email suggesting you buy a ticket to africa at your local travel branch in Vancouver. I am sorry if i have caused undue stress by emailing you, but it was only our intention to inform nz'ers of this superior technology that is free for them to operate as they please. Kindest Regards Billy. ------------------------------------------------- Get personalized e-mail and a web address or your own free e-mail at http://www.networksolutions.com. ----- End forwarded message ----- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
This is a really good point - Someone might like to feel them out regarding their client spam policy. That way all the other providers can proactivly filter them out before it even becomes a problem. Dean On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 07:39:58PM +1300, Joe Abley wrote:
In case anybody is still in any doubt as to the sensitivity of these webmail.net.nz people to the issue of spam, see attached message.
Apparently it is ok for webmail.net.nz to send commercial, unsolicited mail because it is "useful information", as opposed to other unsolicited, commercial e-mail which is apparently not.
Ho hum. File under "moron spam haven" and take appropriate precautions.
Joe
[bb's rant deleted.] [opps should I have said rant? wouldn't that land me in court in some countries? =)]
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Joe Abley wrote:
We have offered leading edge technology in NEW ZEALAND for new zealanders and cannot understand some of the hostile responses we have had, almost all from IT proffesionals, when we have had such a great response from the general public.
"Last year I couldn't even spell IT proffesional, now I are one!" Sheesh. JSR -- John S Russell, IHUG Admin Wrangler "Thunder is good, thunder is impressive. But lightning does all the work." - Mark Twain --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
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