ObsessiveMathsFreak's Journal: My Chat With A Mass Mailer

Here's an old email exchange I had with one of the mass mailers in the university. He sent out an ad to all students about a room for rent. This is common practice in my university and none of the mass mailers seem to think there is anything wrong with it. This is paticularly annoying now that Daft.ie is available to advertise rooms for rent at modest cost. I'm posting this here so I can link to it in an Ask Slashdot story I'm submitting.

Perhaps my replys were a little curt, but I was really irked by the amount of mails of this nature I've been recieving. The guys replys were pretty bemusing.

Note: I've censored most of the name of persons involved. I'm vindictive, but I'm not about to go posting raw mail address onto the web. The list of student names is present, but I don't think a list of names very descriptive, I could be wrong. And sorry about the 'backwards' format too.

Well on with the show

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From: ***@***.***.*** [mailto:***@***.***.***]
Sent: 11 February 2004 15:08
To: [ObsessiveMathsFreak]@***.***.***
Subject: RE:

I fyou were interested in the house you reply if not you delete it, I
thought that would have been quite obvious, clearly it wasn't don't
bother
replyin to this email!!!
Original Message:
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From: [ObsessiveMathsFreak]
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 21:06:40 -0000
To: ***@***.***.***
Subject: RE:

So why did you send me the original email. You included me in your send
list. You expected a reply.

> -----Original Message-----
> From ********
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:11 PM
> To: [ObsessiveMathsFreak]
> Subject: re:
>
> Did you not understand my last email? i don't want to hear from you,
> your opinion is very unimportant to me, leave me alone you maggot
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [ObsessiveMathsFreak]
> Sent: 22 January 2004 09:16
> To: *********
> Subject: RE:
>
> Then don't send me any more mass emails. They are very annoying.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: *********
> Sent: 19 January 2004 21:01
> To: [ObsessiveMathsFreak]
> Subject: RE:
>
> Could you stop harassing me please. I really don't
> appreciate this kind of email.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [ObsessiveMathsFreak]
> Sent: 19 January 2004 09:21
> To: **********
> Subject: RE:
>
> I've reported you to the itd department for
> sending mass unsolisited emails
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: *********
> Sent: 17 January 2004 11:04
> To: [OMF Note: Lots of names. ~1600 I'd say, but this was just the R-N's]
> Subject:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> FOR RENT
> 1 SINGLE ROOM AVAILABLE FOR 2ND SEMESTER!!!
> 45 OAKLAWNS
> (SEXY HOUSE)
> ALL MOD CONS; washer and dryer,cable T.V (fully
> paid), refuse fully paid, front and back door, transparent windows,
> kettle( complete with lead)and this legend . Tank.jpg >>
> RENT IS ONLY EUR60 P.W.
>
> CONTACT: (***) (*******); (***) ******* [OMF note: both mobile numbers]
> OR
> Reply to this E-mail

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