I'd laugh, but I did this once myself a while ago :( Gmail I think adds anyone you've ever sent or received mail from to your contacts. LinkedIn then gives you this huge list to approve sending invites to, by default invites are on. After a few pages of looking at contacts, you miss out on excluding those who shouldn't get them, or just press send without even doing that.
Mike On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > I don’t think this is spam – LinkedIn has a feature were you can add > your “contacts” from your Yahoo!/Hotmail/Outlook/Gmail mail account. You > just have to be careful that you haven’t added distribution lists etc. to > your address book.**** > > ** ** > > Cheers**** > > Ken**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David Connors > *Sent:* Monday, 29 July 2013 9:55 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: Invitation to connect on LinkedIn**** > > ** ** > > You guys don't see the sheer insane volume of spam that mailman eats > before getting to these lists. Sometimes it is several times the actual > mail volume. **** > > ** ** > > I live in perpetual fear of the day spambots have gmail accounts and > actually sign up to lists properly. **** > > > This is a new one though. **** > > > **** > > David Connors > [email protected] | M +61 417 189 363 > Download my v-card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors > Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidconnors > Connect with me on LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors*** > * > > ** ** > > On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Corneliu I. Tusnea < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > Isn't this funny? :) Who will accept his request on our behalf?**** > > ** ** > > On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 7:25 AM, Tejas Goradia <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > **** > > *From Tejas Goradia ***** > > **** > > Microsoft Businesss Intelligence Consultant at DWS**** > > Melbourne Area, Australia**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > ozDotNet, > > I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. > > - Tejas **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > ** ** > > *Confirm that you know Tejas > *<https://www.linkedin.com/e/-cinknh-hjorbuah-6y/isd/15335023803/p4Grcq37/?hs=false&tok=0dfuKa-0h5IlQ1> > **** > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > You are receiving Invitation to Connect emails. > Unsubscribe<http://www.linkedin.com/e/-cinknh-hjorbuah-6y/ucpwVuLvTnB_64m5IAAc8uLvcwxqUDCCsU/goo/ozdotnet%40ozdotnet%2Ecom/20061/I5105272669_1/?hs=false&tok=3O19kqM515IlQ1> > **** > > © 2012, LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View, CA 94043, > USA**** > > **** > > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
