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Subject: 
Re: WARNING: spam from Helge Viker
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
Date: 
Fri, 5 May 2000 01:15:26 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
No, my issue is with his incredible lack of tact in resorting to spam to
further his business.  If he wants to advertise himself, fine, just don't do • it
at my expense in my inbox.

By simply deleting the e-mail and doing nothing else, I'd encourage his • immoral
business practices.  By discussing it in a public forum, I can -- at the same
time -- alert others of this spammer, and give him a hint that there are those
who don't put up with his kind of abuse.

I agree 100%.  I simply responded to his message when it came to my newsguy
address and asked him to remove my address, although I know for a fact I have
never done business with him before.  When it showed up at my guarded-inn.com
address, though, I knew he was just harvesting e-mail addresses.

So here is MY blunt opinion on this subject - it's WRONG.  Mr. Viker should
not presume on my time and privacy by spamming me with MULTIPLE solicitations
like this.  It is obvious he put no effort into personalizing this list,
otherwise he wouldn't have sent it to me at two addresses.



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  Re: WARNING: spam from Helge Viker
 
(...) Helge Viker currently posts on LUGNET in .market.buy-sell-trade. Which raises the question: Should administrative steps be taken against him for harvesting addresses from LUGNET for spam? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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  Re: WARNING: spam from Helge Viker
 
(...) My issue isn't whether he's a good trader. I didn't ask to trade with him, and I don't have the interest. I don't care if he's a good trader. No, my issue is with his incredible lack of tact in resorting to spam to further his business. If he (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)  

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