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I bought the upgrade to the 6.0 version last week, yet I continue to get
faxes urging me to upgrade while there is still time.
And the faxes say something about finding out about being a preferred
member. I wonder how much that costs... Shouldn't that, whatever it is, have
been included in the subscription plan I paid for?
Just my opinion.
sharon
Sharon Burton
Anthrobytes Consulting
Home of RoboNEWS, the award-winning unofficial RoboHELP Newsletter
www.anthrobytes.com
anthrobytes -at- anthrobytes -dot- com
>Posted here and emailed to:
>karynw -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com
>melanie -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com
>billb -at- blue-sky -dot- com
>chrise -at- blue-sky -dot- com SEE HEADERS AT THE BOTTOM!
>maryling -at- blue-sky -dot- com
>
> I have never requested any sales information from them, but
>they have repeatedly sent me their ads ... despite my vehement
>requests to cease and desist. Are they doing it to anyone else?
> They insist I am not in their database, and that I therefore
>shoudn't be getting the ads. So the SPAM-fairy is sending them?
>
>Here's the dates and times:
> Wed, 22 Apr 1998 19:23:10 -0700
> Wed, 6 May 1998 13:38:23 -0700 (MST)
> Wed, 13 May 1998 19:35:45 -0700
> Fri, 22 May 1998 15:07:22 -0700 (MST)
>Saw THESE FOUR in the spam trap, at its monthly cleaning: the
>last two were clearly marketing to STC Members and promoting
>their booth at the Anaheim (Society for Technical Communication)
>convention. I called STC - they do NOT sell member email
>addresses, so this was scavenged from somewhere, perhaps the
>meeting program (I was scheduled to appear, but had to cancel) or
>the preliminary attendees list. I called and complained. They
>said they would remove my name and it would not happen again.
>
> Mon, 8 Jun 1998 14:42:31 -0700 (MST)
>Saw another ad in the spam trap: complained on 6/17/98. Once
>more, they said it would not happen again.
>
> Thu, 18 Jun 1998 19:42:39 -0700 (MST)
> It happened again. In fact, IT HAPPENED THE MORNING AFTER I
>COMPLAINED THE SECOND TIME. Called today (Jun 19) to complain
>again. Got the same clueless person who can't figure out how to
>make their market-droids stop, or where they are getting the
>addresses.
>
> June 19 - Left a deadline with them to have someone with
>authority call me and tell me why they are spamming me. They
>didn't call, so I called them back ... it's an 800 number after
>all.
> They can't fiond me in their database, but they now say that if
>I forward the email to their tech support and they will fix it
>... we'll see, but I wouldn't be surprised if they continue to
>send spam. They appear pretty clueless about the topic. If they
>can't keep their database straight, I'm not going to trust them
>with my HLP files.
>
> They are permanently off my list of software I will purchase or
>recommend purchasing. They have competition that has not
>spammed, and I have a set of macros that produces the right kind
>of markup if I ever need to do another help file.
>
>Here's headers: karynw -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com does not exist - it just
>feeds into some sort of bulk mail handler.
>
>**********************
>From karynw -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com Wed Apr 22 17:56:02 1998
>Received: from smtp04.primenet.com (smtp01.primenet.com
>[206.165.6.134])
> by primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA01964;
> Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:56:01 -0700 (MST)
>Received: (from daemon -at- localhost)
> by smtp04.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA23828;
> Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:56:00 -0700 (MST)
>Received: from Mail.Blue-Sky.Com(207.137.0.252)
> via SMTP by smtp04.primenet.com, id smtpd023754; Wed Apr 22
>17:55:59 1998
>Received: from localhost (karynw -at- localhost)
> by Mail.Blue-Sky.Com (8.8.5/8.8.6) with SMTP id TAA32571;
> Wed, 22 Apr 1998 19:23:10 -0700
>Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 19:23:10 -0700
>Received: by Mail.Blue-Sky.Com (bulk_mailer v1.5); Wed, 22 Apr
>1998 17:44:00 -0700
>Mail-From: karynw -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com
>From: karynw -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com (Karyn Wright)
>Subject: UPDATE
>X-To: (Blue Sky Software Customers)
>Reply-To: karynw -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com
>Errors-To: errors -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com
>Message-ID: <bulk -dot- 29088 -dot- 19980422174400 -at- Mail -dot- Blue-Sky -dot- Com>
>
>(ad snipped)
>(and here's the typical spammers apology and request to have me
>help them keep their mailing list clean. I REFUSE to jump through
>their hoops to get off a list I did not ask to get on ... they
>scavenged my name, or bought it from a scavenger, so they can
>remove my name the old fashioned way: find it and delete it!)
>
>>Note: If you wish not to receive exclusive Help technology
>>news, updates and discount offers by email, please reply with
>>a "Do not email" in the subject field and make sure your first
>>and last name are included in the reply. If you have done
>>so once before, I apologize for the processing delay.
>
>melanie -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com doesn't exist either - she showed up on
>a spam that had duplicate from lines.
>
>***************************************
>From karynw -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com Wed May 6 13:38:24 1998
>Received: from smtp01.primenet.com (daemon -at- smtp01 -dot- primenet -dot- com
>[206.165.6.131])
> by primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA10425;
> Wed, 6 May 1998 13:38:23 -0700 (MST)
>Received: (from daemon -at- localhost)
> by smtp01.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA20917;
> Wed, 6 May 1998 13:38:23 -0700 (MST)
>Received: from News.Blue-Sky.Com(207.137.0.252), claiming to be
>"Mail.Blue-Sky.Com"
> via SMTP by pop-proxy01.primenet.com, id smtpd020857; Wed May 6
>13:38:16 1998
>Received: from localhost (karynw -at- localhost)
> by Mail.Blue-Sky.Com (8.8.5/8.8.6) with SMTP id PAA24378;
> Wed, 6 May 1998 15:12:37 -0700
>Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 15:12:37 -0700
>Received: by Mail.Blue-Sky.Com (bulk_mailer v1.5); Wed, 6 May
>1998 13:18:13 -0700
>Mail-From: melanie -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com
>From: melanie -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com (Melanie Morris)
>Subject: Look what's in Windows 98!
>To: (Help Authors)
>Reply-To: melanie -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com
>Errors-To: errors -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com
>Message-ID: <bulk -dot- 20452 -dot- 19980506131813 -at- Mail -dot- Blue-Sky -dot- Com>
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