Re: Histonet Soliciters (Ominous spam)
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From: | Tim Morken <timcdc@hotmail.com> (by way of histonet) |
To: | histonet <histonet@magicnet.net> |
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This is interesting. I received a couple of calls "out of the blue" from
vendors. Since I'm newly back in the US I was surprised they had my
number. Now I know how they got it.
Tim Morken, B.S., EMT(MSA), HTL(ASCP)
Infectious Disease Pathology
Centers for Disease Control
MS-G32
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
USA
email: tim9@cdc.gov
timcdc@hotmail.com
FAX: (404)639-3043
----Original Message Follows----
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 02:32:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: "J. A. Kiernan" <jkiernan@julian.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Histonet Soliciters (Ominous spam)
To: Histonet <HistoNet@Pathology.swmed.edu>
> ... I received a phone call from a state (FL) company wondering ...
> ... She then proceeded to tell me, and I quote, "I got your name
> ... off of the Histonet"
> ... Well, I found this quite disturbing
So you should.
This could herald the Beginning of the End of our
wonderfully managed listserver. Let us pray that
this abomination will not spread. Let us also
make it clear to these objectionable advertisers
that we will never buy from them again if they
do not publicly repent, with much groveling, and
firmly resolve to avoid the occasions of sin.
Whatever you do, DON'T reply directly to any email
spam, and NEVER follow the advice to send a message
with "remove" in the Subject line" This will confirm
that your address is still active, and the spamming
will increase. Send spam reports to the postmaster
of your own email server, who should know what to do.
If someone telephones you because of an email, report
him/her to everyone you can think of, and tell all
your friends never to buy anything from that
company again. Tell the wretched telemarketing kid
to tell his miserable boss that there are no takers.
If HistoNet gets to be seen as a bunch of 1000 or so
possible buyers, we'll all get targetted (if that's
a real word; "shot at" is more correct), and most of
us will unsubscribe. This will be sad, and the only
people receiving the junk email and phone calls will
be those who unscribe, unsusribe, ususcribe.
John A. Kiernan,
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology,
The University of Western Ontario,
LONDON, Canada N6A 5C1
Tim Morken, B.S., EMT(MSA), HTL(ASCP)
Infectious Disease Pathology
Centers for Disease Control
MS-G32
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
USA
email: tim9@cdc.gov
timcdc@hotmail.com
FAX: (404)639-3043
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