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Re: DB spamming..er..breeding program finishing

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From: Matthew McDonald
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 00:00
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 07:45:51 +1000, webmaster@editgroup.aunz.com
(Webmaster) wrote:

>In article <EEBEOA3YKkeVLE+w4SMK9Yrp2jm8@4ax.com>, 
>matthew@matthewmcdonald.com says...
>> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 07:09:24 +1000, webmaster@editgroup.aunz.com
>> (Webmaster) wrote:
>> 
>> >In article <8216mh$8up$1@news1.mpx.com.au>, rod.speed@usa.net says...
>> >> 
>> >> Matthew McDonald <matthew@matthewmcdonald.com> wrote
>> >> in message news:Ft1DOPe1cMIY=TCAjvshn2H8jpcx@4ax.com...
>> >> > Paul Day <bonfire@iinet.net.iq> wrote
>> >> >> Webmaster <webmaster@editgroup.aunz.com> wrote
>> >> 
>> >> >>> I'd hazzard a guess and say that in the last 48 hours
>> >> >>> there's been some rather astounded looks on heirarchial
>> >> >>> faces that have been sifting through this newsgroup.
>> >> 
>> >> More fool you. Again.
>> >
>> >Gues how stupid you will look in the eyes of those very same heirarchial 
>> >faces that will see this sometime today. Braindead moron.
>> > 
>> >> >> Because they realise what a silly mistake they've made
>> >> >> and how many $100s of dollar's we're all claiming?
>> >> 
>> >> > There is no silly mistake. The cost of gaining a customer
>> >> > through other methods in the telco game is around $50 to
>> >> > $100+ depending on the form of advertising and the area etc.
>> >> 
>> >> You just plucked that out of your arse again Matty boy.
>> 
>> Actually Rod I didn't. That figure is fairly accurate, perhaps it may
>> even be too low for a startup like DB.
>
>Dunno about the other states, but there must be 100k/month worth of 
>billboard and bus stop advertising splattered around Brisbane alone. They 

Gold Coast has them everywhere, bus stops, moving billboards and so
on.

>stated they were planning on 50,000 customers by the end of this year 
>(anyone know the figures now?). You'd want to hope at least *some* of 
>those customers are actually paying for the service, or they'll never be 
>able to afford to that much anticipated in-house mail server.  :)

Working on their customer numbers they appear to have well over that
figure.


Regards
Matthew
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From: Matthew McDonald <matthew@matthewmcdonald.com>
Subject: Re: DB spamming..er..breeding program finishing
Date: 1999/12/01
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