WTF! Spam Controle?

[dirtygeek]

Ok, I'm having monday mood swings. WTF is up with these spam controle companies spamming you to death with their stuff??

Isn't that like the pot calling the kettle black? I wish these freaks would relize that just because I have an email address that doesn't mean I want their CRAP emailed to me.

(now that I'm done venting, I'm off to finish up the new project we're releasing next week. )

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-----Original Message-----
From: Josef [mailto:Josef@buys-now.com]
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 10:12 AM
To: andrew@spankycash.com
Subject: Here's your #1 partner in smart spam control

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Houston, TX 77079
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[Gary-Alan]

Honey... is there enough room on that mood swing for both of us?

I decided I wasn't going to turn email on for long this weekend. And in fact I didn't. So this morning I had over 1500 emails that were entirely spam. This doesn't include the emails that my filters caught or legit stuff.

So I'm with you! Let's swing together on this one!

MY best,
Gary

[dirtygeek]

ha ha ha Gary, there is always room on my mood swings for us both.

[Lee]

LOL Andy i got several emails like that today also

Whats really annoying is that most of these damn spam emails all 'conform to the can spam act' yet non of the fucking things have REAL return addresses

Regards,

Lee

[dirtygeek]

and none of their opt-out links work.

[dirtygeek]

Ok, so I'm still getting emails from this company offering me their spam controle. Ya know, I'm sick of these people sending things to any and everyone that and everyone always blames the adult sites for it. I want to know where they found my email and why they felt I want their stuff.

So I emailed the companies IPS, and the person that shows up on the whois info.

PLEASE STOP SPAMMING ME! How many times does someone need to opt out? I have received emails from you 3 times this week. Which is agents the can spam act you post everywhere.

Best Wishes,
Andrew Yancey

2 days later, I get this email.


From: Rich Fagin [mailto:previa_mktg@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:51 AM
To: Andrew@SpankyCash
Subject: RE:Your opt out request
We apologize for the inconvenience. We have added your email to our opt out list.
Previa Mktg


Then 1 day later, I get 2 more emails from the same company offering the same thing. (Like they only have one product or something.)

So, being the moody b*tch I have been lately. I email them back:

And ANOTHER ONE….? You have violated the Can Spam Act 3 times this week with just me and my email address.

How many other people have you violated? Everyone on your list I would imagine. It says that you must use an email that works for your site, you do not send emails to the same person more then 10 days after you send one out to that email address. Yet, I have received 3 of them from you already this week. All from non working email addresses.

Best Wishes,
Andrew Yancey

Granted, I'm porb bithing about nothing and all, but I'm sick of these freaks just thinking that they can do it all because they can fake an email address. (Lord, it's not that hard after all.)

If anyone wants to know who it is, their address is

P.revia Marketing, Inc.
14781 Memorial Dr. / Suite 966
Houston, TX 77079
Conforms to legal requirements of 2003 US Can-Spam Act.