View Full Version : Which spam management approach do you prefer?
ellipsis
23-06-2011, 10:40 AM
Opt-in: You only receive direct marketing you have consented to receive or which is relevant to a recent commercial relationship you had with the sender.
Opt-out: You only stop receiving direct marketing when you ask to stop receiving it through unsubscribing from a distribution list.
bwana
23-06-2011, 10:43 AM
Opt-in - but it's wishful thinking. Spam by definition is unsolicited.
mercurial
23-06-2011, 10:59 AM
Opt-in.
Mixed feelings about this. It's always good to know about new deals and competitions, but on the other hand, no one likes to get spammed.
Opt-in, definitely.
But if it were Opt-in, it wouldn't be SPAM.
My preferred SPAM management approach is - don't get any. If you do, delete it straight away. Opting out rarely works and just ends up costing you money or leading to even more SPAM.
HavocXphere
23-06-2011, 11:24 AM
The one that involves firing squads.
dadiggle
01-07-2011, 07:27 AM
If MTN fix their bloody wap gateways in Nigeria we would not need one
fordguy
19-07-2011, 01:21 PM
Opt in DEFINITELY
Kidkaroo
19-07-2011, 05:25 PM
Opt in, naturally.
rainynight65
21-07-2011, 11:04 AM
Double Opt-in.
As far as actual spam goes, all my mail accounts are now either on GMail/Google Apps or behind a smart host. The times of desktop-based spam filters are a distant past.
Double Opt-in.
As far as actual spam goes, all my mail accounts are now either on GMail/Google Apps or behind a smart host. The times of desktop-based spam filters are a distant past.
Agree, GMail handles spam exceptionally well.
louisvd
21-07-2011, 02:14 PM
+1 for Opt-In.
I especially hate those few spam messages that slip through -- I don't want to send them an unsubscribe message because then they know they have a live address and I suddenly get MORE SPAM than before!
Even worse, some companies CLAIM that I have opted in for their SPAM, when I KNOW that I haven't!
Tacet
21-07-2011, 03:15 PM
Agree, GMail handles spam exceptionally well.
I currently use a whitelist on one of my accounts. That is the one that received the least spam. :-p
axelblue
22-07-2011, 03:17 PM
Lets be honest. Spam is spam. Some people might call it "marketing". I call it taking shots in the dark. There are way better and more effective marketing strategies than spamming someone. And is it not a no brainer that 100% of voters are voting opt-in?
AstroTurf
22-07-2011, 03:28 PM
Where spammers are ground up, put into cans and sold to Americans as processed meat with an astonishingly similar name.