Re: anybody else been spammed by "no-ip.com" yet?

[Mitch Halmu <mitch () netside net>]

On Fri, 3 May 2002, Paul Vixie wrote:

> > I hate to sound like the big idiot here, but what exactly in the email
> > you received indicates no-ip.com spammed? It looks to me like you just
> > have some secret "admirer" who thought you wanted a no-ip.com account,
> > and no-ip.com emailed you to confirm that you do want the account.
>
> spam is like pollution in that (a) whenever you're not sure if you're
> doing it, you probably are, and (b) if everybody did whatever it is,
> life would be universally worse for, well, everybody.
>
> > Random disclaimer: Yes, we're a competitor of no-ip.com's... And yes, we
> > used to send similar emails to people signing up for an account,
> > although nowadays instead of sending them an initial password we send a
> > confirm URL instead.
>
> that's the right approach.  no-ip's problem was they presumed my permission.

You don't even have to be in the "big idiot" league to figure out that in 
both the "wrong" and the "right" approach as sanctioned above by a higher 
authority, an email message (aka spam) is sent to the presumed subscriber.

One sends a password, one asks for permission to issue a password on their
site. What's the difference in the annoy factor, if indeed one were to be 
subscribed by a secret "admirer"?

Mr. Halmu chose to think, rather than bindly obey...

--Mitch
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