Post by thread:[PICLIST] [pci]: Spam

I had recieved solicitations from Open system about a compact pci, as most of the people on this list. I had asked them to remove me from the list that seem to have been mined from this list. Now I get the same stuff only with the address I used to send them the remove request. How do you stop company's from doing so? Yes I can do a filter but I really THEM to do the work. Any help would be great. Thanks, Robertf -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Well, here's what the deal is, open systems pci is an 'industry rag' (trade journal, spamvertiser, etc) which other companies advertise in. So all you need to do is talk directly to the company that the letter is advertising (such as Junga, who has hot swap pci stuff), and complain loudly and long to them - They don't know that open systems is spamming(but if enough people complain to them directly about it then they'll get the idea), and when they find out they are likely to talk loudly and long with open systems about it. When I sent my letter to Junga I got a response about a week later from open systems telling me they don't know how they got my name, but that they were sure it came from a reputable source (shady explanation at best), and they went on to say that Junga was not responsible for the mailing, and would I please complain to open systems directly in the future. Of course, I won't. The only way Open Systems will get the message that they should not advertise this way, and that they should check their lists carefully is if we complain to the people who give them money. When we do, they stop getting as much money. They don't care about us, just their money. Ten loud people are heard more readily than ten thousand silent people. -Adam robertf wrote: {Quote hidden}> > I had recieved solicitations > from Open system about a > compact pci, as most of the > people on this list. > I had asked them to remove me > from the list that seem to > have been mined from this > list. > Now I get the same stuff only > with the address I used to > send them the remove request. > > How do you stop company's from > doing so? > Yes I can do a filter but I > really THEM to do the work. > > Any help would be great. > > Thanks, > > Robertf > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Thanks for all your helps. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Howard <spam_OUTmusicaTakeThisOuTUKONLINE.CO.UK> To: <.....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [pci]: Spam > If you paste the message complete with headers into http://www.spamcop.com it > intelligently parses the headers, traces their service providers (and those {Quote hidden}> of websites they advertise) and generates the relevant complaints > automatically. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "robertf" <robertfKILLspamMICROBALANCE.COM> > To: <.....PICLISTKILLspam.....MITVMA.MIT.EDU> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:30 PM > Subject: [pci]: Spam > > > > I had recieved solicitations > > from Open system about a > > compact pci, as most of the > > people on this list. > > I had asked them to remove me > > from the list that seem to > > have been mined from this > > list. > > Now I get the same stuff only > > with the address I used to > > send them the remove request. > > > > How do you stop company's from > > doing so? > > Yes I can do a filter but I > > really THEM to do the work. > > > > Any help would be great. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Robertf > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

I went to http://www.spamcop.com where exactly do I leave a copy of the spam message. thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Howard" <EraseMEmusicaspam_OUTTakeThisOuTUKONLINE.CO.UK> To: <PICLISTspam_OUTMITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: 05 January 2001 02:34 Subject: Re: [pci]: Spam > If you paste the message complete with headers into http://www.spamcop.com it > intelligently parses the headers, traces their service providers (and those {Quote hidden}> of websites they advertise) and generates the relevant complaints > automatically. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "robertf" <@spam@robertfKILLspamMICROBALANCE.COM> > To: <KILLspamPICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:30 PM > Subject: [pci]: Spam > > > > I had recieved solicitations > > from Open system about a > > compact pci, as most of the > > people on this list. > > I had asked them to remove me > > from the list that seem to > > have been mined from this > > list. > > Now I get the same stuff only > > with the address I used to > > send them the remove request. > > > > How do you stop company's from > > doing so? > > Yes I can do a filter but I > > really THEM to do the work. > > > > Any help would be great. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Robertf > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email RemoveMElistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

At 02:34 AM 1/5/01 +0000, Andy Howard wrote: >If you paste the message complete with headers into http://www.spamcop.com it >intelligently parses the headers, traces their service providers (and those >of websites they advertise) and generates the relevant complaints >automatically. I tried the above link but it does not work. However, typing "spamcop" into google led me to <http://www.spamcop.net> (note the .NET instead of .COM). Just passing it on to others who want to start taking a whack at spam. dwayne Dwayne Reid <spamBeGonedwaynerspamBeGoneplanet.eon.net> Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax Celebrating 16 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2000) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email TakeThisOuTlistservEraseMEspam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body