RE: [cobalt-users] Spam From Cobalt

["Andrew Witham" <awitham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
>   Vachon, Scott
>   Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 8:29 AM
>   To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Cc: 'jeffk@xxxxxxxxxx'
>   Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Spam From Cobalt
>
>
>   >Anyone else get this spam? I never gave them permission to
>   >send me this garbage. I don't even own a RaQ4.
>
>   Yes, we all received this. I suggest those who did and were
>   offended send
>   this training manager (jeffk@xxxxxxxxxx) a copy of his spam
>   and let him
>   know, " Please keep sales on the website and not placed on
>   the users mailing
>   list."


1)  This was not send through the listserver, but to the address I used when
I registered with Cobalt as an ISP

2)  California Business & Professions Code 17538 defines spam.  It is NOT
spam where there is an existing personal or business relationship between
the sender and the recipient, AND there has been no specific instruction NOT
to send mail.

3)  It would seem reasonable to construe membership of Cobalt's User List to
be a 'personal or business relationship' so unless you have specifically
instructed Cobalt NOT to send you mail I don't see what the gripe is?

4)  I certainly don't consider myself in the 'elite' group that is beyond
considering training or certification, and therefore welcomed the news of
the excellent & pro-active approach at supporting us as users of this
product.

Andrew (Drew) Witham
Data Services Manager
Adtel Communications

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DiD   (530) 245 2829
Fax   (530) 242 3912

awitham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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