bulk email

Mon Apr 22 13:31:32 UTC 2002

In message <4738cuobuatfc6l3hn98n41u2b4fbqflr1 at 4ax.com>, Lionel writes:
>
>On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:53:58 +0100, James Cronin <james at unfortu.net>
>wrote:
>
>[opt-in bulk email]
>>Has anyone ever actually come across such a contract in real life
>>or are they just urban myths?
>
>Urban myth.
>If you make damn sure that you clearly mark your bulk mail with the
>website/organisation at which your user subscibed, & you record the
>*way* they subscribed[0], you should be fine. It's also vitally
>important that you respond promptly to email that arrives at your
>domain's 'abuse@' address.
>
>[0] Eg: IP address & time stamp from when they hit the 'subscribe me'
>button on a web form, copy of the signed paper form they sent in, etc.

See http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/historical/0104/msg00718.html
for a NANOG post -- and a link -- on the subject.

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