On 8/20/2014 7:39 PM, Dave Warren wrote:
On 2014-08-20 15:50, Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
On 8/20/2014 6:40 PM, Dave Warren wrote:
On 2014-08-20 14:54, Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
I follow Chris Santere's definition: Spam is about Consent not
Content.
I follow a capitalist view that doing business with a company is
implied consent (I usually follow a rule similar to some legal
precedence where you have to have done RECENT business with them,
say 1-2 years at max).
So with that simple set of rules set, here's my interpretation:
#1, not spam. Clear implied consent. Someone hired them and gave
them the email address.
#2, not spam ASSUMING it's a real paystub. Again, Someone hired
them and gave them the email address. If it's a fake paystub, it's
just a phish which is a type of spam.
If we're talking strict consent, none of these have the consent of
the owner of the mailbox -- The recipient doesn't do business with
these senders, it's misdirected rather than malicious.
Do they have the consent of the owner of the domain?
How is this a misdirected email?
Imagine you start receiving paystubs to your email account this
Friday, and receive another every two weeks. They're addressed to
"Kennith McGrail" and mention they're related to your work for a
company name of "Pigs, Cows, Cows and Cows, Inc".
I consider those spam, personally. Companies should use confirmation
emails for just this reason.
Regards,
KAM
