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Re: aol and the sale of mailing lists

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From: Claude D. Bilbo
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 00:00
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In <4mtdv4$mlh@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, OneGuy2NV wrote:

>Hey guys...While on aol sending flowers, looking at dinosaurs, booking
>plane tickets, and "even sending internet e-mail", I came across something
>pretty crappy and kind of underhanded.  Unless one specifically tells aol
>not to sell their address, they will.  Funny how they don't tell anyone
>about this....I just happened across it.  it's in -personal
>choices-marketing preferences-member mailing preferences.                 
>                                                                          
>                            the oneguy

Why not post this helpful tidbit in a bunch of the aol.* newsgroups?
I'm sure there are plenty of AOL folks who would like to know this.

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From: cbilbo@bham.mindspring.com (Claude D. Bilbo)
Subject: Re: aol and the sale of mailing lists
Date: 1996/05/09
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