November 18, 2009Bad form, even for a spammer
Everything we do communicates. I somehow got added to the email distribution list of a vendor I don’t know. Ironically, when I went to unsubscribe, I received a spam arrest notice. “I’m protecting myself from spam,” the notice began. So in order for me to unsubscribe from an unsolicited newsletter, I had to click a link and type in a code.
What does that communicate to you?
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I’m thinking “Oh Meryl, please don’t do that!” I don’t understand the spam arrest notice, but I know that unethical spammers love to get a reply. It means that the respondant has a live email address and they can put that address in a listing and sell it to other spammers. I have been taught to block unwanted spam at my computer and never reply.
Comment by Malcolm — November 19, 2009 @ 3:30 pm
Point well taken. This one was an individual and I would be really surprised if it was a mass spammer. But in general it’s a good guideline.
As someone who sends a newsletter, I would prefer people unsubscribe than block so I don’t have a list full of people who never read what I write.
Comment by merylrunion — November 21, 2009 @ 7:21 pm