Advertising?

[Willie Viljoen]

(Now also guilty of top posting)

It doesn't need to be banned, because it's not allowed anyway. The message 
you see there is a spam, the common word for unsoliceted bulk e-mail. The 
sender probably bought a "million address" CD from an equally unscrupelous 
source, and just sent the e-mail. freebsd-questions at freebsd.org just 
happened to be on this list.

This is done in the hope that somebody with limited experience will presume 
that the e-mail was addressed to them. They would then reply, and the 
spammer will probably offer them a few cents per month. This way, they get 
wide spread exposure for their (usually) inferior products or scams, at 
very little or no cost.

Unfortunately, this happens, as the internet expanded, the filth we all know 
as "smash-and-grab" commerce immediately started to infest it.

Will

On Wednesday 09 April 2003 11:39, someone, possibly David Richards, typed:
> Banned it or make them pay big sytle towards the freebsd project or do
> both :)
>
> On Tuesday 08 April 2003 06:15, Moritz Fromwald wrote:
> > I think advertising on mailing-list should be banned
> >
> > regards
> >
> > moritz fromwald
> >
> > Von:            	"Greg" <greg at seopa.com>
> > An:             	<freebsd-questions at FreeBSD.ORG>
> > Datum:   	Mon, 7 Apr 2003 12:57:11 +0100
> > Betreff:        	Advertising?
> > Antwort an:     	Greg <greg at seopa.com>
> > 	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request at freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
> > 	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request at freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I was wondering if you would consider selling advertising on your
> > > site. I have a number of sites i would be keen to promote - mostly
> > > insurance related.
> > >
> > > All i would want is a small text link anywhere on the page for a site
> > > such as www.car-insurance-first.co.uk
> > >
> > > Let me know what you think,
> > >
> > > Greg Wilson.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > freebsd-questions at freebsd.org mailing list
> > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > freebsd-questions at freebsd.org mailing list
> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"
>
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-questions at freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"

-- 
Willie Viljoen
Freelance IT Consultant

214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas
Bloemfontein
9321
South Africa

+27 51 522 15 60
+27 51 522 44 36 (after hours)
+27 82 404 03 27 (mobile)

will at unfoldings.net