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- From: jaa@su19a.ess.harris.com (John Auer)
- Subject: Re: Uses of sigs
- References: <93023.203655PXF3@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 08:47:25 GMT
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- Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Melbourne FL
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- PXF3@psuvm.psu.edu () writes:
- : Man, do I feel naive. I always signed my e-mail and postings with a sig.
- : file that included my postal address, a post office box that I never
- : received junk mail in because I never used it for other than business
- : purposes. Anything I order I have sent to the house.
- :
- : So this week I get a postcard from an anonymous "Usenet Pal." The message
- : said, "Include your address in your .signature...get a free postcard!"
- :
- : Gee. Wow. It wasn't even a pretty postcard, and I can imagine I'll get
- : lots of other freebies--all junk.
-
- Posting a snail mail address is definately a bad idea. If you
- ever get in a flame war with some small minded person, they
- just might see to it that you get subscriptions to a dozen
- or so magazines (Time, Newsweek, etc, etc). The hassel of
- getting yourself unsubscribed is a pain; plus, now your
- name is on their mailing lists. Let the junk mail begin.
-
- On the other hand, you get a bunch of free magazines until
- they finally cancel the subscription ;-)
-
- I've read posts from people warning about this flame tactic.
-
- John
-
- : Paula
- :
- : -- Paula Ford | Internet: pxf3@psuvm.psu.edu | "Snaefridh"
- : Den som har droemt Udfaerd og Daad senker ej Sejl uden med Sorg,
- : -- Bjoernson
-