On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 07:56:03PM -0500, Brad wrote: > On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 07:17:25PM -0500, will trillich wrote: > > > > you will probably find that you need to broadcast an email message > > sooner or later, but please do it openly and in a straightforward > > manner. don't use bogus return addresses to keep people from finding > > a way to remove themselves frmo your email address list. > > > > always consider your recipient -- give them a means to opt out, > > always, always. don't be a spamming banshee that gathers enemies > > and ticks people off left & right. not good business. > > Better yet, have people opt-in instead of asking them to opt-out. I take > a very dim view of any unsolicited commercial or bulk email, even if it > does give an opportunity to "opt out". > > Besides, half the spamfactories will sell the opt-out list to others as > "verified read by a human".
sad but true. > > i've got a service where [EMAIL PROTECTED] can sign up [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- but i send only ONE email to user2 to allow them to confirm or opt > > out, and THAT'S IT, until they confirm and join fully. > > Just out of curiousity, what happens if [EMAIL PROTECTED] tries to > submit [EMAIL PROTECTED] after user1 did already? Or if [EMAIL PROTECTED] > does it again and again and again? only one 'sendto' email (unique database field) allowed. once it's confirmed or denied, they get no more messages. (unless there's another hole i left in there, and it's getting complicated...) i think these puzzle-things are more likely to be purchased as gifts (you spend money on others that you'd never consider spending on yourself) so for me the cross-signup is a must... -- things are more like they used to be than they are now. [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://www.dontUthink.com/
