Confirmation Message from I Am Three
 

debian-user@lists.debian.org,


I Am Three is now using our secure emailing software (FanReach, from
ReverbNation.com) to keep fans up to date about their music, shows, and
news. I Am Three has indicated that you opted-in to be on their existing
email list. As part of our rigid anti-spam protocol, I Am Three will not
be allowed to use our system to send you email until you have had at least 24
hours to consider the following options:


- Confirm my email so that I will be eligible for any exclusives from I Am Three (click here:
http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a1/artist_225098?eid=1100285_10107778&fid=10107778&fs c=e213e03ceeb&action_code=opt_in )

- I wish to unsubscribe from this list (click here: http://www.reverbnation.com/c./fr2/artist_225098?eid=1100285_10107778&fid=10107778&fs c=e213e03ceeb )

- I never opted-in to this mailing list and wish to report abuse by
I Am Three (click here: http://www.reverbnation.com/?popup_render=%2Fc.%2Ffr1%2Fartist_225098%3Feid%3D 1100285_10107778%26fid%3D10107778%26fsc%3De213e03c eeb )

If you do not select one of the three options above, you will remain
opted-in to receive emails from I Am Three. All future FanReach emails
from I Am Three will contain an "unsubscribe" link that you can choose at
any time, should you change your mind.

Please add "fanreach@reverbnation.com" to your address book to ensure that future
mail from I Am Three lands in your in-box. (click here for instructions: http://www.reverbnation.com/c./fr4/1100285_10107778).


About FanReach: FanReach is a secure, fan communication tool for
musicians and venues. Your email address is for the exclusive use of the artist
or venue. ReverbNation.com will not sell, rent, or disclose your email address
to others without your consent (see our privacy policy at
http://www.reverbnation.com/c./cms/PrivacyPolicy). For more information, go to
http://www.reverbnation.com/fanreach.
Physical inquires can be sent to: 501 Washington St. Suite J, Durham, NC, 27701, USA.
Unsubscribe: http://www.reverbnation.com/c./fr2/artist_225098?eid=1100285_10107778&fid=10107778&fs c=e213e03ceeb
Report Abuse/Spam: http://www.reverbnation.com/?popup_render=%2Fc.%2Ffr1%2Fartist_225098%3Feid%3D 1100285_10107778%26fid%3D10107778%26fsc%3De213e03c eeb




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Confirmation Message from I Am Three
 

Dear all,
I selected option three (report abuse).
Regards,
Sam

2008/11/7 I Am Three <fanreach@reverbnation.com>







debian-user@lists.debian.org,





I Am Three is now using our secure emailing software (FanReach, from

ReverbNation.com) to keep fans up to date about their music, shows, and

news. *I Am Three has indicated that you opted-in to be on their existing

email list. *As part of our rigid anti-spam protocol, I Am Three will not

be allowed to use our system to send you email until you have had at least 24

hours to consider the following options:





- Confirm my email so that I will be eligible for any exclusives from I Am Three (click here:

http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a1/artist_225098?eid=1100285_10107778&fid=10107778&fs c=e213e03ceeb&action_code=opt_in )




- I wish to unsubscribe from this list (click here: http://www.reverbnation.com/c./fr2/artist_225098?eid=1100285_10107778&fid=10107778&fs c=e213e03ceeb )




- I never opted-in to this mailing list and wish to report abuse by

I Am Three (click here: http://www.reverbnation.com/?popup_render=%2Fc.%2Ffr1%2Fartist_225098%3Feid%3D 1100285_10107778%26fid%3D10107778%26fsc%3De213e03c eeb )




If you do not select one of the three options above, you will remain

opted-in to receive emails from I Am Three. *All future FanReach emails

from I Am Three will contain an "unsubscribe" link that you can choose at

any time, should you change your mind.



Please add "fanreach@reverbnation.com" to your address book to ensure that future

mail from I Am Three lands in your in-box. *(click here for instructions: http://www.reverbnation.com/c./fr4/1100285_10107778).





About FanReach: *FanReach is a secure, fan communication tool for

musicians and venues. *Your email address is for the exclusive use of the artist

or venue. *ReverbNation.com will not sell, rent, or disclose your email address

to others without your consent (see our privacy policy at

http://www.reverbnation.com/c./cms/PrivacyPolicy). *For more information, go to

http://www.reverbnation.com/fanreach.

Physical inquires can be sent to: 501 Washington St. Suite J, Durham, NC, 27701, USA.

Unsubscribe: http://www.reverbnation.com/c./fr2/artist_225098?eid=1100285_10107778&fid=10107778&fs c=e213e03ceeb


Report Abuse/Spam: http://www.reverbnation.com/?popup_render=%2Fc.%2Ffr1%2Fartist_225098%3Feid%3D 1100285_10107778%26fid%3D10107778%26fsc%3De213e03c eeb










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Confirmation Message from I Am Three
 

On Fri,07.Nov.08, 17:09:33, Sam Kuper wrote:
> Dear all,
> I selected option three (report abuse).

1. Please don't reply to spam - it makes it impossible to remove it from
the archives
2. Don't quote spam messages (partially or entirely) - it confuses the
spam filters

Regards,
Andrei
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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)

Confirmation Message from I Am Three
 

On Fri, 7 Nov 2008, Sam Kuper wrote:


Dear all,
I selected option three (report abuse).



Sucker!

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If it smells it's chemistry, if it crawls it's biology, if it doesn't
work it's physics


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Confirmation Message from I Am Three
 

2008/11/7 Robert Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net>

On Fri, 7 Nov 2008, Sam Kuper wrote:


Dear all,

I selected option three (report abuse).
Sucker!


Listen, moron, some sites (Facebook, Reverbnation, etc) let users import their address books from Hotmail, etc and then send out invitations, update emails, etc to all those people.


If one of the imported email addresses is, say, the debian-user mailing list address rather than, for instance, a friend's email address, then the user has abused the facility. Reverbnation is quite right to provide an abuse link. It's actually much like the confirmation email the debian-user list sends to people who sign up: to avoid a person subscribing someone who doesn't wish to be subscribed.

So, frankly, given that at least one person on debian-user (me) doesn't want to be emailed concert dates, album release info, etc, from I Am Three*, I think that my choosing option three was entirely appropriate.

Next time, think before you insult.
*http://www.reverbnation.com/jesuistrois - if you're interested.

Confirmation Message from I Am Three
 

On Friday 07 November 2008, Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote
about 'Re: Confirmation Message from I Am Three':
>On Fri,07.Nov.08, 17:09:33, Sam Kuper wrote:
>> I selected option three (report abuse).

That seems appros.

>1. Please don't reply to spam - it makes it impossible to remove it from
>the archives

I'm not sure I would call this spam. It's very similar in nature to the
emails send out by the Debian mailing list software and the DBTS when a
subscription is requested. If that's spam, Debian is quite the spamhaus.
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Confirmation Message from I Am Three
 

On Fri,07.Nov.08, 15:01:00, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> On Friday 07 November 2008, Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote
> about 'Re: Confirmation Message from I Am Three':
> >On Fri,07.Nov.08, 17:09:33, Sam Kuper wrote:
> >> I selected option three (report abuse).
>
> That seems appros.
>
> >1. Please don't reply to spam - it makes it impossible to remove it from
> >the archives
>
> I'm not sure I would call this spam. It's very similar in nature to the
> emails send out by the Debian mailing list software and the DBTS when a
> subscription is requested. If that's spam, Debian is quite the spamhaus.

No, it's not, because the default is "subscribed". And whoever uses any
of the options just provided them with a valid e-mail address.

Regards,
Andrei
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Confirmation Message from I Am Three
 

On Fri,07.Nov.08, 20:57:08, Sam Kuper wrote:

> If one of the imported email addresses is, say, the debian-user mailing list
> address rather than, for instance, a friend's email address, then the user
> has abused the facility. Reverbnation is quite right to provide an abuse
> link. It's actually much like the confirmation email the debian-user list
> sends to people who sign up: to avoid a person subscribing someone who
> doesn't wish to be subscribed.

No it's not, because the default is "you are subscribed". Only spammers
do this.

> So, frankly, given that at least one person on debian-user (me) doesn't want
> to be emailed concert dates, album release info, etc, from I Am Three*, I
> think that my choosing option three was entirely appropriate.

No it was not. Besides, you can't write on behalf of debian-user (only
the listmasters can). If you really want to do something about spam then
*bounce* it (some mail clients call this "redirect") to
report-listspam@lists.debian.org

Regards,
Andrei
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From: Robert Holtzman [mailto:holtzm@cox.net]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 12:34 PM
To: Sam Kuper
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Confirmation Message from I Am Three

On Fri, 7 Nov 2008, Sam Kuper wrote:

> Dear all,
> I selected option three (report abuse).
>

Sucker!

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chemistry, if it crawls it's biology, if it doesn't work it's physics


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Confirmation Message from I Am Three
 

2008/11/7 Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>

On Fri,07.Nov.08, 20:57:08, Sam Kuper wrote:



> If one of the imported email addresses is, say, the debian-user mailing list

> address rather than, for instance, a friend's email address, then the user

> has abused the facility. Reverbnation is quite right to provide an abuse

> link. It's actually much like the confirmation email the debian-user list

> sends to people who sign up: to avoid a person subscribing someone who

> doesn't wish to be subscribed.



No it's not, because the default is "you are subscribed". Only spammers

do this.
Except that Reverbnation has obviously had confirmation (wrongly, but nonetheless) from I Am Three that debian-user already opted in. So in a sense the site is less at fault than, say, Hotmail, which allows people to send emails to anyone without an easy option for recipients to report abuse.

So the spammer here is I Am Three, and reporting their abuse of Reverbnation's mailing list is all I did.
Frankly, I could have just done it without bothering to notify the list, but I thought it would be more polite to tell the list.
*> So, frankly, given that at least one person on debian-user (me) doesn't want


> to be emailed concert dates, album release info, etc, from I Am Three*, I

> think that my choosing option three was entirely appropriate.



No it was not. Besides, you can't write on behalf of debian-user (only

the listmasters can).
Well, was I acting on behalf of debian-user or on behalf of myself? I don't want debian-user to be spamming me any more than I want reverbnation to forward me I Am Three spam. Best to cut it off at the source, I say. So that's what I did.
*If you really want to do something about spam then

*bounce* it (some mail clients call this "redirect") to

report-listspam@lists.debian.org


My mail client doesn't have this feature, so that's clearly not a terribly usable means for reporting spam.

Above all, I'm pretty annoyed at the suggestion that I've done something wrong here, rather than doing the community a favour.
I considered my action carefully, researched it sufficiently, and notified the community of it. Furthermore, in other cases when I've had spam sent to me (direct from spammers, rather than from legitimate*mailing-list*services being abused by their users) via the debian-user list, I've reported them according to policy - again, doing the community a favour.

That's as much time as I'll spend on this thread.
Sam