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Re: You are right - I just hate the language of their.
email. I know it is a free service but I dislike being treated like a criminal....due to other scumbags out there in cyberspace.
> I had a simple spam policy. It was as > follows. > 3 spam complaints and your account was shut > off. No exceptions. No refund of fees. > Was it always fair to the account holders? > No it wasn't. I've been around the block > many times and know that there are all sorts > of people out there. > People who simply forget the signed up for > something and whine about spam. > People who are malicious and will sign up > other people without their knowlege causing > you to innocently spam people, etc. > But this was my business. And if I had too > many complaints, my ISP could have shut me > down. So it is really hard to be angry at > the folks running the service when all they > are trying to do is be sure someone out > there doesn't get them shut down. > The best system to avoid is is a double opt > in system where for every subscriber who > fills out a form, an email is sent out > telling to take a specific action to > subscribe. > This gives you proof that the person was > really subscribing and destroys any spam > complaints credibility with the hosting > company. > But double opt in dramatically reduces the > speed at which you can grow your list. > Alas, there is no one size fits all solution > to spam. > But there are services that are a bit more > lenient than the way this service is acting. > Just my 2 cents. > Steven |
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