At 2:56 PM -0500 12/15/98, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
>On Tue, Dec 15, 1998 at 12:18:39PM -0600, Peter J. Schoenster wrote:
>> They seem to require that you give them the email address of someone
>> who you think might also be interested. I just gave them another of
>> my email addresses as I am curious to see what they would do
>> (otherwise I would have given them one of their own).
>
>It sounds to me like they're gathering addresses to spam.  *Very* bad
>idea on their part.  I'm going to follow this up with the spam-l crowd.

well, i didn't think it was spamming -- i thought it was clever marketing
-- here's the message:


>> Greetings!
>>
>> Your friend Kathy E. Gill wanted us to inform you about our exciting
>>Complimentary Magazine Subscription offer!
>>
>> MegaDepot.com  and FastCompany have brought you this great offer with no
>>purchase necessary.
>>
>>
>> To receive this offer click on the URL below and fill in the appropriate
>>information:
>>
>> http://www.megadepot.com/usa/contests/index.cfm?ContestID=8
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> MegaDepot.com
>> The Internet Business Resource
>>
>> FastCompany
>> How Smart Business Works

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