Re: (PM) Tell Us How You Feel

Ted Bogeman (tbogeman@nnex.net)
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:23:41 -0500

If you have ever registered any of your PM equipment, then you would realize
that they already have all your information. I have registered my equip for
two years and never been spammed.

Jay Hennigan wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Mia's Virtual Post Office wrote:
>
> > Give it rest... Don't like, don't do it, but Christ who wants to here you
> > bitch about it? Make up an address like lucentsurvey@yourdomain.com and
> > take the survey. When you get your mouse pad or whatever, then kill the
> > account.
>
> I shouldn't have to use deception. One thing noticably absent from the
> survey was a privacy statement, or even a checkbox to accept or decline
> marketing e-mail. If Lucent wants accurate information on their survey,
> I sdon't mind providing it. They make a good product, and I gave them
> good marks on the survey.
>
> But, it smells like a marketing gimmick to open the floodgates for spammage
> of training/certification and extra-cost extended warranty offers. I'm
> willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, and hope that they have the
> clues not to spam. The lack of an opt-in or opt-out checkbox or privacy
> statement, and the wording of some of the questions as a sales pitch for
> add-on services raised my suspicions.
>
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