P3D Re: onelist

["Greg Wageman" <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>Anyway, as I've said, I've been using Onelist and eGroups for years,
and
>have not found the ads to be overly intrusive.  Also, these services
state
>clearly up front that they will place ads on your messages unless you
pay
>$5/month for the "no ad" service.  This is a far cry from sending
>unsolicited spam, putting flyers on your car windshield in the parking
lot,
>etc.


Depending on how the message is formatted, it may very well be "overly
intrusive".  I get the occasional HTML e-mail from companies which I've
"opted in" to receive.  Most times, the HTML doesn't contain image data,
but rather links back to the sender's server.  So when I open one of
these e-mails to read while I'm off-line, Outlook Express immediately
dials my ISP in order to load all of the graphics that weren't present
in the HTML message.  If that were to happen with every Onelist e-mail,
I don't think I could stand it.  And don't get me started on
"cookies"...

Also, the advertisements are added after your message is sent; you never
get to see what has been appended.  I would be extremely annoyed if I
sent an e-mail message to hundreds of people which contained advertising
for a product which is potentially embarrassing, or for a cause I do not
support, a product or company I detest, etc.

     -Greg W. (gjw@xxxxxxxxxx)