Re: Junkie-Mail was Re: Standard?

John D. Pritchard (jdp@cs.columbia.edu)
Mon, 02 Dec 1996 14:41:04 -0500


> I frequently get "unsolicited" email announcements about film festivals,
> film festival submission dates, and the like. Most of the time, I find
> this "unsolicited email" quite un-junkie ... it is, after all, a topic
> I'm quite interested in.

these are almost certainly from mailing lists you've subscribed to, which
isn't "unsolicited".

> narrow-casting can be unsolicited

in that a spamming agent discovers your name from net or traditional
marketing sources.

i filter this kind of mail.

not everyone will.

but the marketing value for this kind of mail is low.

-john

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