UCSC uses them for various announcement messages as well (I think they're mostly in-bound (ie. sending to UCSC addresses), but I don't know if that's 100% true).
So, while I can't speak to whether or not they send spam, I can vouch that they are sometimes used to send ham. JRudd On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:54, Miles Fidelman <mfidel...@meetinghouse.net> wrote: > Chris Hoogendyk wrote: >> >> Just to add another data point -- There is a local network of small tech >> entrepreneurs in my region. They have an email list for discussing various >> aspects of running small businesses (sometimes just one person out of their >> home), and one of the questions that frequently comes up is how to get out >> bulk mailings to their customers. When that topic comes up, one of the most >> common recommendations, and what many of them use, is Constant Contact. It >> does the job cleanly and efficiently and fits in their budgets. Many of them >> have had an experience of trying to do it themselves and getting tangled up >> with their ISP's policies. >> >> So, even though I cringe when I hear a name like Constant Contact, it does >> serve a legitimate business need. > > And one more data point: a bunch of local parent-teacher organizations use > Constant Contact for their newsletters and announcements. > > -- > In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. > In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra > > >
