Comments on: Colorbar: belgian spam http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/ and I mean it Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:07:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: ine http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-8030 ine Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:27:24 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-8030 have to say I unsubscribed already 5 times from Mine.be... You think it stopped them from sending me mails? So... Unsubscribe policy is not always working. have to say I unsubscribed already 5 times from Mine.be… You think it stopped them from sending me mails?
So… Unsubscribe policy is not always working.

]]> By: Mike http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-7882 Mike Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:41:23 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-7882 Peter, exactly! That's why colour is correct and color isn't ;-) Next thing you'll know 'leverage' will be a verb... Peter,

exactly! That’s why colour is correct and color isn’t ;-)

Next thing you’ll know ‘leverage’ will be a verb…

]]> By: Peter http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-7797 Peter Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:44:36 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-7797 @Mike: It's one of those puh-tay-to, puh-tah-to things. 'Colour' is British spelling, 'color' is American. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_differences#-our_.2F_-or @Mike:
It’s one of those puh-tay-to, puh-tah-to things. ‘Colour’ is British spelling, ‘color’ is American.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_differences#-our_.2F_-or

]]> By: Patrick http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-7796 Patrick Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:33:57 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-7796 What I usually do when I get spammed by Belgian companies is send an email to the domain owner, in which I point them to the "Law regarding certain judicial aspects of the services of the information society" dated March 11, 2003. (See http://www.privacycommission.be/publications/loi-wet_11-3-03.pdf (in Dutch)) . The key article in this law is #14. It states (my translation): "It is forbidden send electronic mail messages for commercial purposes without the prior, free, and informed consent of the addressee of these messages". Tell them explicitly that they have commited a crime by sending that email, and ask them to remove your email address from their mailing lists and confirm that removal back to you. Also, tell them in no uncertain terms that if you receive more emails from them, you'll notify the "Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer" and the "Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie". Up to now, I've had a 100% success rate (sometimes even with a "Sorry, we didn't know that" message back). An added bonus is also some personal gratification that you finally got back at a spammer, even if it's only one :-) What I usually do when I get spammed by Belgian companies is send an email to the domain owner, in which I point them to the “Law regarding certain judicial aspects of the services of the information society” dated March 11, 2003. (See http://www.privacycommission.be/publications/loi-wet_11-3-03.pdf (in Dutch)) .

The key article in this law is #14. It states (my translation): “It is forbidden send electronic mail messages for commercial purposes without the prior, free, and informed consent of the addressee of these messages”.

Tell them explicitly that they have commited a crime by sending that email, and ask them to remove your email address from their mailing lists and confirm that removal back to you.

Also, tell them in no uncertain terms that if you receive more emails from them, you’ll notify the “Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer” and the “Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie”.

Up to now, I’ve had a 100% success rate (sometimes even with a “Sorry, we didn’t know that” message back).

An added bonus is also some personal gratification that you finally got back at a spammer, even if it’s only one :-)

]]> By: Mike http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-7794 Mike Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:03:59 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/08/colorbar-belgian-spam/#comment-7794 And mister Smits (had it been Smith, it could have been anyone ;) ), it's colo<b>u</b>r bar. And what do they mean by gay friendly: Is that mixed? And mister Smits (had it been Smith, it could have been anyone ;) ), it’s colour bar. And what do they mean by gay friendly: Is that mixed?

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