Re: Question about unsolicited Internet Email.

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From: Clare West
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1992 23:17

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casper@fwi.uva.nl (Casper H.S. Dik) writes:
>cro@socrates.ed.asu.edu (C. R. Oldham) writes:
>
>>I received an unsolicited email message from abacus@global.gwinnet.com
>>today.  It was blatantly advertising the services of Abacus Global
>>Support, Inc.  I thought this kind of thing was illegal--or at least
>>not within the spirit of the Internet!

Count me among the victims.

>I've already sent them a note telling me that they pissed me off
>and that I will never give any business to them.

ditto

Is there anything we can do aside from sending them hate mail?

-- 
Oh, why didn't I listen when they said "Never do a   |  cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz 
 masters and try to have a life at the same time"?   |  clare west
                 BigSis to Chris, Eric and Kristiina
                    Official Welcomer of the RFA

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Subject: Re: Question about unsolicited Internet Email.
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From: cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West)
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 23:17:17 GMT
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