[epub] RE: Thank you for your order!

[Jay Chandler <jchandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, if you take a look at www.adambrewer.com, it's apparently not him 
that's doing such things.  Given that he doesn't sell anything on his site, 
I'm kind of inclined to believe him!

--Jay

At 08:54 AM 11/26/2004, you wrote:
> As I opened up my snail mail today, I was caught by surprise by something
> that looked like a wedding invitation.  Upon opening it, it was from
> Cingular...  about their merger with ATT and contained a link to a site
> where I can get more information, if I had wanted it.  A very cute,
> interesting and memorable way to advertise.   (I am a Cingular client)
>
> Then I opened up my email and for the 2nd time this month, I found the
> message below.   First, I didn't order something from them.  Second, there
> is no way to contact them from the email!  Third, the email contact on their
> web site doesn't work.  Forth, and  it's SPAM.  (so they have been reported
> as such).  Fifth, the email address on their registration form (at go daddy)
> is a hotmail account.  VERY BAD   way to advertise.   They'll get hits to
> their site (it has an enter page), but mostly they'll have pissed off folks
> like me, trying to get their web site shut down.    This may even be a new
> form of "phishing"; not to get your contact information, but to get you to
> go to their web site.
>
> So with republishing - cute is good.  Interesting and memorable are wanted
> ... but to annoy folks. ... well... you get the drift!