P3D Re: onelist

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:07 PM 3/10/00, you wrote:

>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.


All good points.  In any case, I'd be more than happy to pay the 30 or 40 
cents a year to cover my share of the "no ad" option on all these lists.

-pd


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