Lots of SPAM! Annoys consumers?

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2 total messages Started by Terry Thu, 10 Jul 2003 12:25

#87

Author: Terry
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 12:25

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SPAM:
Some people get a lot of spam in their in box email.
I'm one of them. 
Just deleted a whole bunch this morning. Some of the stuff
advertised is unmentionable; and unbelievable! Some of it is in
languages that don't even print on my computer.
There is one unsolicited message, therefore in itself a 'Spam',
that has arrived a couple of times that is 'sort of' amusing.
It is headed "Are you seek (sick?) of spam." 
TELEMARKETING:
BTW I tried to subscribe to a "Don't you call this telephone
number" register service (penalties up to $11,000 US!) introduced
by the US federal government but it would not accept our Canadian
Telephone 'Area Code'. News stories said that the don't call site
was receiving registration attempts of up to 1000 per minute. It
did not say, though, how it will deal with telephone selling
originating in other countries/territories.
AFIK there are no plans to introduce such a "Don't call"
registration in Canada. 
Terry.

Re: Lots of SPAM! Annoys consumers?

#88

Author: Steve Hall
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:22

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Terry <tsanford@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:<3F0D5B20.66D0D708@nf.sympatico.ca>...
> TELEMARKETING:
> BTW I tried to subscribe to a "Don't you call this telephone
> number" register service (penalties up to $11,000 US!) introduced
> by the US federal government but it would not accept our Canadian
> Telephone 'Area Code'. News stories said that the don't call site
> was receiving registration attempts of up to 1000 per minute. It
> did not say, though, how it will deal with telephone selling
> originating in other countries/territories.
> AFIK there are no plans to introduce such a "Don't call"
> registration in Canada. 

Actually there is already such a list in Canada, but it is voluntary. 
The Canadian Marketing Associtaion maintains a
do-not-call/do-not-mail/do-not-fax list that their members must use. 
The website is here: 
http://www.cornerstonewebmedia.com/cma/submit.asp

It only applies to CMA members so small local business and charities
may still call you, but it certainly reduces the number of calls.

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