Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 22:57:46 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Bresina <mike@bridge.millstream.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: chain letter proposal Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980510224805.11305B-100000@bridge.millstream.net> In-Reply-To: <v04011702b17c1cc87db4@[128.113.24.47]>
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On Sun, 10 May 1998, Garance A Drosihn wrote: > Well, I don't want to come off as a constant wet-blanket in this > mailing list, but I'd also note that we (RPI) specifically tell > everyone at RPI not to forward chain-letters. Not even for good > causes, such as the poor child who's dieing and just wants to > get in the guiness book of world records for having received the > most postcards. > > Now, I realize you're not trying to make a true chain letter here, > but the subject on this thread has me a little uneasy... :-) Another problem with this approach is that using intrusive techniques (which unsolicited email is) tends to position one's product as being of poor quality at best; it's generally outright scams that need to be marketed in this manner. --------------------------------------- Mike Bresina (mike@vsat.net) System Administrator Intellicom Customer Service Center http://www.vsat.net/ v. (715) 720-1760 f. (715) 720-1762 --------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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