RE: ARGH! Please make it STOP!

[Hans <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe Pluta wrote:
>> From: Hans Boldt
>> 
>> So, Joe, what happened when you asked to be removed from their
>> mailing list?
> 
> There is no opt-out on the email.  That's probably what ticks me off most.
> 
> In any event, I've started using SpamAssassin, so life will get better.

Joe: Their web site has contact information, so you could e-mail them 
directly. I've occasionally gotten onto the mailing lists of some iSeries 
companies (by mistake, I'm sure), and they've always honored my requests to 
be removed. No reputable company wants a reputation as a spammer.

On the other hand, if you still get unsolicited e-mails after requesting 
removal, then you'd be perfectly justified in accusing them of being 
spammers. Let us know what they say.

BTW, here's one trick I sometimes use: My e-mail program at home has a 
"bounce" option that returns e-mail with an "undeliverable" message. But 
you have to be careful using such an option - it can only work if the 
return address is valid. 

(I get only 5-10 spams a day to my home e-mail accounts, so I don't worry 
about spam too much there. Here at work, I get a couple of dozen every day, 
but a company Notes filter labels them as "probable spam", and most of us 
direct those to a specific spam folder.)

Cheers! Hans