Re: SPAM from NetScape and AOL

[Wayne <wayne () domain net>]

At 9:15 AM -0600 12/22/98, Tim Salo wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 00:23:42 -0700
> > To: nanog () merit edu
> > From: "John M. Brown" <jmbrown () ihighway net>
> > Subject: SPAM from NetScape and AOL
> >         [...]
> > Looks like NetCenter just got a mailing list from AOL and there
> > AOL Chat app.
> >
> > Thanks AOL for violating my privacy request,
> > Thanks NetScape for sending me SPAM.
> >         [...]
>
> I don't know how things really work under the covers, but your screen name
> is visible to anyone in the AOL chat room as soon as you enter the room.
> Do you have some evidence that it was AOL, and not merely some AOL user,
> (or user's bot) that collected your AOL screen name?
>
> -tjs

I doubt that John Brown even has an AOL account.

I assume what happened is that he gave them his email address on one 
of their web sites and they decided it made a good entry into the 
database they send "marketing opportunities" to? :-)