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Friday, July 23, 2004
Most e-mail lists are spam-free
Despite the fears of getting a deluge of spam by subscribing to e-mail mailing lists, a
study of over 1,000 lists found that hardly any of them were sending spam. The vast majority of them sent relevant information (in other words, what the person would expect when they signed up), and only 3 of the lists continued sending junk mail despite requests to stop.
study of over 1,000 lists found that hardly any of them were sending spam. The vast majority of them sent relevant information (in other words, what the person would expect when they signed up), and only 3 of the lists continued sending junk mail despite requests to stop.
This is good news for you if you've been worried about subscribing to e-mail newsletters on Web sites. If the site looks reputable, you're probably safe to give them your e-mail address. Of course, you still have to use your judgement, and if a site looks dodgy, it probably is!
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Gihan Perera
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