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Subject: Re: [OT] Re: For ICD, please no SPAM mails ...

Author: Ron Langeveld

Date: 14:11:40 06/27/02

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On June 27, 2002 at 16:32:36, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>On June 27, 2002 at 15:51:02, Steven Schwartz wrote:
>
>>On June 27, 2002 at 15:38:51, Frank Quisinsky wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>please sent me no SPAM mails with context "Shopping time".
>>>If not possible, please delete my membership here.
>>>
>>>The best way for this messages are webpages or this forum, but not mails to
>>>members (in my opinion).
>>>
>>>Congrats for five years ICD!!
>>>A messages with only this context is better ... think so!
>>>
>>>THANKS!
>>>
>>>Best
>>>Frank
>>
>>
>>Frank,
>>If you do not want to receive emails from us, you need only click on
>>the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of that email. Posting that you
>>do not want the emails on this board will not accomplish your goal
>>unless your goal is something other than not getting another email like
>>the one we just sent out.
>>
>>You also sent me an email with basically the same message, and this
>>was my emailed response:
>>
>>Frank,
>>When you get one email, it is simply an email. When you request that there be no
>>more emails and then you get one, then it is spam.
>>
>>If you do not want to receive these message next time, just unsubscribe as it
>>shows on the bottom of the email you received. We honor requests to unsubscribe.
>>
>>If you feel such a policy deserves to be mentioned on your website or that 5000
>>emails need to be sent, then I cannot stop you, but I believe the time, effort,
>>and money we put into making CCC work is worth one email promoting great prices
>>to its members.
>>
>>If you disagree, be sure to unsubscribe so that you never get another.
>>Regards, Steve
>
>Hi Steve,
>
>I disagree, sorry!
>
>Point 1:
>Much persons in this forum search information about computer chess. Persons from
>countrys where the people have no money for this hobby. Now this group of
>persons get this mail from ICD operators. The ICD fan must look and must see all
>the interesting things which your are for sell.
>
>Point 2:
>A person have a membership because he will switch information about computer
>chess. A person have not a membershop for buy software or other products as main
>reason. How many persons are here which buy products in ICD? Do you mean that
>this forum used only customers from ICD?
>
>Point 3:
>If I get a message with the context "Shopping time" is this for me "Spam" if I
>have a membership. My interest are this forum and not "Shopping time".
>
>Point 4:
>I help in the past comercial firms with different things.
>Do you think that is the right way if I used my adress book for messages about
>commercial products?
>
>Example:
>A review or other things for this firms.
>I used adresses from webmaster if I have a message about freeware which is
>important for me. But freeware is not to compare with commercial chess.
>
>Point 5:
>ICD have this forum and a webpage and for sure much other possiblitys. For me
>are such information only important for webpages or this forum but a mail to
>members?
>
>I know that ICD made / make a good work.
>This is not my point of view, Steve.
>
>My main reason is:
>What do you think what other persons from other organizations make if this group
>of persons see that ICD with a big group of members send such mails. Please
>thinking about my points!
>
>I hope my English is good enough!

Frankly ? No!

But if you write in German I will translate it for you as long as you don't
blame me afterwards that I toned down some of the "sensitivity".

No hard feelings,
Ron

>
>Best
>Frank



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