Sat, 15 Apr 2000 16:56:31 -0400
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[said Larry]
>
> I am not sure how knowing what ACM is affects anything.
> _I_ certainly know what ACM is and I consider ACM.ORG
> to be a major source of spam. I have configured my mail
> reader to put team-ada mail into one folder and everything
> else from ACM into the spam folder. I made the mistake of
> once giving my email address to ACM and they continue to
> deluge me with mail I don't want. I have repeatedly asked
> them not to send me mail, and they continue to do so. If
> that is not spam, I don't know what is.
>
> Larry Kilgallen
>
Hmmm - which unsolicited mail are you getting _from_ ACM,
as opposed to spam from others who might just be forging an
acm.org origin address?
A couple times a week, I get an online newsletter thingy from
ACM (technews, they call it), which occasionally has links to
something interesting. So I haven't tried to unsubscribe.
Is this what you're referring to?
The following appears at the end of every issue:
[quote]
-- To unsubscribe from the ACM TechNews Early Alert Service:
Please send a separate email to [log in to unmask]
with the line
signoff technews
in the body of your message.
-- Please note that replying directly to this message does not
automatically unsubscribe you from the TechNews list.
-- To submit feedback about ACM TechNews, contact:
[log in to unmask]
-- ACM may have a different email address on file for you,
so if you're unable to "unsubscribe" yourself, please direct
your request to: [log in to unmask]
We will remove your name from the TechNews list on
your behalf.
-- For help with technical problems, including problems with
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[end quote]
Have you tried unsuccessfully to unsubscribe?
I get relatively little spam in general, maybe a couple of messages
a week at most (out of 100 or so a day). Maybe my university sysadmins
are especially good at filtering; I dunno. This is the first
time I've heard anything like Larry's frustration.
Mike Feldman
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