Spam Free

The only acceptable form of e-mail advertising is called opt-in. This is when you SPECIFICALLY REQUEST that a company put your name on their mailing list. And this is only acceptable if there is a good confirmation process to determine that YOU - and not somebody trying to get either you or the marketing company in hot water - are the one who actually submitted your e-mail address. Right now it’s very common for morons to submit other people’s e-mail addresses to opt-in lists either as a joke or an act of revenge.

If you have made your e-mail address public by placing a classified ad, or if you have inquired about a specific offer that interested you, or if you have participated in a newsgroup or a chatroom, or even if you simply have a webpage with your e-mail address on it, your name has been harvested, placed on e-mail lists, and sold indiscriminately to internet marketers.

Even if you have not in any way expressed an interest in any products or services, you will most certainly find yourself the victim of spam.