I would still have to say that it is probably not SCCAforums, based on my
previous email stating that the SPAM messages were coming to my personal
email address, not the one I use on team.net or on sccaforums. It did
however come to the one I put on my SCCA forms for the national office. So
take that as you may.
Eric, I have been in your boat, and all I can say is laugh it off. the
people around here are so stuck on themselves and their "friends" that
everyone else is always wrong, proof: the fram emails.
as always, anyone who would like to discuss any of my emails may do so in
person, I will be at the Meridian NT, as well as many other events this
year.
-CJ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of eric salem
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:28 PM
To: autox@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: anyone get this? "SCCA Members Discount Code "
Okay,
Now that I've read Roger Johnson's private but very insulting email
about
this thread I understand why this email list is so controversial. Please let
me clarify my comments about the recent 'Dear SCCA Member' emails.
First, I neither know, nor care who runs, owns or opperates
SCCAforums.com.
Their use of the SCCA name does strike me as misleading, though they clearly
disclaim any affilition with the SCCA on their web site. SCCAforums.com
could be owned and run by a recent Champion, my local RE or Howard Dunkan
himself. I don't care. I was commenting on a business practice that is quite
commonly done by discussion web sites.
Second, the question I replied to was this:
<<They could have gotten a list of names from here by subscribing to the
list
and running a program to extract the e-mail addresses, they could have
gotten the list of name from sccaforums.com by running a programming and
searching that site for e-mails addresses.
It is not very difficult to create your own mailing list.
Larry Joffe
SM #27/127
2000 Audi TT Quattro>>
Mr. Joffe is very correct in implying that you can very easily lurk on
mailing lists, gather names and sell them. Or you can host a web site that
gathers names and sell them for even more money.
Third: I work in internet commerce for a living and know such businesses
exist, they are very lucrative. For those like Mr. Johnson who wish to
question my credibilty on this issue you're invited to contact your local
office of the Maxim Group who will lead you to a source to verify my
credentials. (you'll need to be in a Top Fifty market, otherwise
www.maximgroup.com.)
Fourth: I didn't get any 'dear SCCA member' email from carparts.com
until I
went to SCCAforums.com. Could that timing have been a coincidence? Sure
that's why I was GUESSING!
As a rule everybody I've met in SoloII is someone I'd invite to my home,
finally the exception that proves the rule has been found.
If the host of SCCAforums.com says they aren't selling a list that's
good
enough for me. And with their blessing I'll post it to the list with an
appology.
regards,
Eric Salem
Sr. Technical Consultant
Maxim Group
MCDBA
Oracle Master DBA
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