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* * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:17 AM, David Mazzaccaro < [email protected]> wrote: > Unbelievable… **** > > So now I am wasting 30 minutes going back and forth with this guy > explaining that I never signed up, never asked to be signed up, never used > them (and never will).**** > > I said:**** > > “You setup a corporate purchasing account without authorization, then sent > the login credentials via a plain text email… and you don’t see anything > wrong w/ that?” **** > > “What is to stop a 3rd party from obtaining that information, logging in > as me and buying product under my account???”**** > > ** ** > > His reply was that he wanted to make it as easy as possible for me to buy > from them, and that I can log in and change my password as often as I’d > like..**** > > Are you kidding me?!?!**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:05 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: PC Mall created a customer account without my knowledge**** > > ** ** > > They are scum, imho. For over 5 years they tried to collect from a former > employer on a product I returned to PC Mall while I was there. We > repeatedly sent them proof of delivery of the return. I told the account > rep that if they called again we would never do business with them again. I > was nice, but dead serious…get your bean counters to stop calling my bean > counters.**** > > ** ** > > It didn’t stop. Last I heard it continued well beyond me leaving the > company.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:02 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* PC Mall created a customer account without my knowledge**** > > ** ** > > Has anyone dealt w/ this company?**** > > I just got an email from PC Mall saying “Welcome to PC Mall” – here is > your username and password to begin saving money”…**** > > WTF?**** > > I never signed up w/ them, never even talked to them… **** > > Is this normal practice for resellers to just auto-create customer > accounts?**** > > And to then send a plain-text email containing log on credentials???**** > > I replied back demanding to have the account deleted and confirmation of > my request.**** > > /Rant off**** > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
