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E-Mail Harvesting?
I recently got a mass e-mail, the first one I've gotten in months. It was from "Editor" and titled "Your Opinion in Apolyton."
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Dear Richard Bruns,
Your opinions in the forum of the apolyton online site caught my attention. As associate editor of im-ur, I have been scouring the forums of online sites for intelligent and active contributors like you. I would like to invite you to express your comments and opinions at im-ur, a site that is quickly on its way to becoming "The Daily Newspaper of the
Web."
im-ur has revolutionized the concept of the media on the web by creating a newspaper that is written by its users. The New York Times wrote, "Few challenge the status quo as much as im-ur.com." im-ur represents the ultimate in freedom of speech and democracy. What you write appears immediately in the pages of im-ur, as soon as you post it. The readers decide the hierarchy of articles contributed; the more an article is read, the closer it gets to the front page. It's that simple.
Incidentally, we are giving away $500 every month to the person whose article attracts the most readers.
We look forward to your contribution.
http://www.im-ur.com
Sincerely yours,
Troy Turner
Associate Editor, IM-UR
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I asked about it on the OTF, and it doesn't seem like many other people got this mail. They could be harvesting from one of the on-topic forums. Does anyone know anything about this? How many other people have gotten this mass e-mail spam?
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Dear Richard Bruns,
Your opinions in the forum of the apolyton online site caught my attention. As associate editor of im-ur, I have been scouring the forums of online sites for intelligent and active contributors like you. I would like to invite you to express your comments and opinions at im-ur, a site that is quickly on its way to becoming "The Daily Newspaper of the
Web."
im-ur has revolutionized the concept of the media on the web by creating a newspaper that is written by its users. The New York Times wrote, "Few challenge the status quo as much as im-ur.com." im-ur represents the ultimate in freedom of speech and democracy. What you write appears immediately in the pages of im-ur, as soon as you post it. The readers decide the hierarchy of articles contributed; the more an article is read, the closer it gets to the front page. It's that simple.
Incidentally, we are giving away $500 every month to the person whose article attracts the most readers.
We look forward to your contribution.
http://www.im-ur.com
Sincerely yours,
Troy Turner
Associate Editor, IM-UR
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I asked about it on the OTF, and it doesn't seem like many other people got this mail. They could be harvesting from one of the on-topic forums. Does anyone know anything about this? How many other people have gotten this mass e-mail spam?
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