Thanks man!!!
Lava
At 12:11 PM 3/31/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I got this from a marilyn Manson list... This is real, I logged into
>my yahoogroups account and there it is.. marketing.. just log in, and
>flip everything to the 'no' toggle. heh.. it wouldn't have mattered
>for me, as they would send the spam to a yahoomail account that i've
>never used anyhow.
>
>-chromatest
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: [spookhouse] yahoo spam alert
>Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:05:35 -0500
>From: "jason edwards." <edwardje@student.gvsu.edu>
>Reply-To: spookhouse@yahoogroups.com
>To: spookhouse@yahoogroups.com
>
>got this from the mogwai list...
>
>-----
>culled from Tom Roche on the Peel list:
>
>
>Just learned that Yahoogroups added a "marketing" area to everyone's
>account.
>
>They set up the default they to say "yes" which means one must
>"opt-out" if you don't want to receive e-mail advertising offers, etc.
>In other words, they set everyone up to receive spam.
>
>I thought it would be more 'official' if I sent it to you,
>and you in turn sent it to the List.
>
>If one doesn't want spam and advertising offers:
>the directions to change are that one must change all preferences to
>"NO" so you won't receive their advertising.
>
>They are supposedly sending out messages to everyone, but are saying
>it may
>take several weeks. In the meantime, they can happily release your
>contact
>information to others in accordance with their changed policy.
>
>
>Go to the Yahoogroups page: http://www.groups.yahoo.com .
>
>Click on Account Info on the top right corner of the screen.
>Enter your password when prompted, then below the listing of your
>email addresses, click on the link "Edit Marketing Preferences."
>It is set to Yes (which really means, please send me spam) on every
>option.
>Set them all to No, if you don't want unwanted mail,
>and, note that there are two more towards the
>bottom of the page about phone and snail mail spam.
>Lastly, click the button to save it.
>-----
>
>jason
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