Unauthorised junk E-mail advertising..

[Matthue Gera]

HI everyone..
I am getting *********pissed********* off by the number of junk unauthorised
E-mails sent to both mine and my friends account.

With snail mail people have the option to place 'no circulars please' on
the front of their mail boxes. What options are their for Internet E-mail
addresses?

Threats to mail bomb them wont work cos the software (see below) will not
recognise messages about unauthorised E-mails.

Clearly something is wrong here, 1000's of people will charged for E-mail
received that they clearly do not want. This is gonna cost a combined
MASSIVE
amount and can only benefit ISP's for revenue received from the cost of
receiving the E-mail to the persons.

Here is a classic example of the crap I get, funny enough that this crap
is the crap which will create more crap.... what next?

> From <deleted> Fri Jul 19 17:36:46 1996
> From: <deleted>
> X-Sender: <deleted>
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> To: (Recipient list suppressed)

Suppressed because the person does not want us to know the 1000's of people
he has hassled with this junk E-mail plus the To: couldnt handle the email
addresses within the field I bet.

> Subject: Reach out and touch everyone, for nothing!
>
> Dear Sir, Madam,
>
> I am trying to support my family using electronic
> marketing by offering Lightning Bolt v2.1. If you do not want

Clearly find a better job to support your family other than pissing 1000's
of people off on the internet.

> this type of email I will never send it to you again.
> In fact, if you choose no mail, you will be included in a
> national database of no mail people. I can guarantee that

Sure, sure and that no mail database will be sold to ppl who buy L.B 2.1.

> you will never receive this offer from me ever again.
> If you do want Email just say no email in the subject header.
>
> Member Responsible Direct Emailers Association

If you were responsible then clearly you would have thought how pissed off
people were going to be when they received this junk email.

>
> ************************************************************
>
>
> Lightning Bolt--v2.1
>
>
> Reach out and touch everyone, for nothing!

AMERICANS! they dont fully realise that ppl on this planet do pay for
E-mail and do not have unlimited access accounts, when are they gonna grow
a brain?

>
> This is a very simple to use program. Lightning v2.1 is designed to
> run directly off your internet servers computer (shell account).
> This program is designed for simplicity of use for anyone to use.
> Lightning Bolt v2.1 is loaded on the shell account. So you can log
> off and let the ISP computer complete the job. This is not a
> SLIP/PPP connection like Floodgate or Eudora or Freedom where your
> computer's TCB connection is subject to time outs and bugs. There
> are no tedious configuration requirements. Simply load Lightning
> Bolt v2.1 and sign off. Lightning Bolt is designed to run on its
> own. It also recognizes NO_MAIL requests and will not retrieve
> them. You can get 50,000 to 100,000 addresses PER SERVER in about a

Which means with all the thick businesses out there who take up this offer
we are sure to get mail bombed with junk E-mail at least a few thousand
times and even more in the future.

> week. Additionally, when you purchase Lightning Bolt Bulk E-Mail
> Software from us, you can also sign up with our Shell Account
> Provider Service. The service is meant specifically for running
> Bulk E-Mail software. So if you run into problems with other
> providers, we provide a solution. The Cost of the service is
> $89/month for one mailbox and $20/month for each additional
> mailbox. This purpose of this account is for you to be able to run
> Lightning Bolt from a Hassle Free ISP. You can only send bulk

'Hassle Free' meaning they wont terminate your shell account no matter how
many people are pissed off with your E-mail bombs and complain to your Sys
Admin.

> E-Mail messages from this account, all incoming responses must be
> rerouted to another mailbox. This provider service is owned and run
> by SoftCell Marketing Inc.
>

They should be shot on sight.

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
>
> How Does It Work?
>
> Lightning Bolt Has Four Main Modules:
> *"Sneaky"--This Module trolls both accessible systems and

"Sneaky" says it all.

> newsgroups for addresses. The newsgroup scanner uses a control file
> for which groups to troll and a second control file for which key
> words to look for in the newsgroups. "Sneaky" runs in the
> background on the ISP computer, while you are logged off, 24 hours
> a day, 7 days a week until you stop it. Sorting, merging, removal
> of duplicates, and list management are all totally automatic,

Yes polluting the mail boxes of 1000's per hour. Thankyou, NOT.

> running along with "Sneaky" in the background. *"Spam" simply
> E-Mails a file containing a list of addresses a specific Text
> Message. "Sneaky" prepares the files, "Spam" mails them, again in

NB: the author couldnt come up with a better name than "Spam" cos he/she
is too thick to realise how many people will be pissed off with the
actions of this software.

> the background, again while you are logged off, again 24 hours a
> day until completed.
> *"Happnin'" is a simple utility that shows the progress of "Sneaky"
> and "Spam".
> *"Stop_All" is a utility that stops the Lightning Bolt system,

Its a wonder a stop program is included at all isnt it.?

> ending both "Sneaky" and "Spam" in a graceful manner. Stopping
> these processes may take up to 90 minutes as each process completes
> its current activity and posts these results.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---- Quotes about bulk E-Mailing
> *Advertising Age: "Blows away traditional Bulk Mailing"
> *Crains Magazine: "E-Mail is an incredible lead generation tool"
> *New York Times: "A gold mine for those who can take advantage of
> Bulk
> E-Mail programs"
>

Funny how they dont include quotes like: "Set to piss an increasing amount
of users off on the Internet by sending junk Email which will amount to
1000's of hours deleting the damn stuff, 10 out of 10 for not thinking"

> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---- It's Not Magic
>
> Lightning Bolt is not magic, it is a powerful tool that can do
> unbelievable things in the right hands. If your business isn't
> doing well, Lightning Bolt isn't a miracle cure. However, if you
> are dynamic, have good products, ideas, products, resources, and
> know how to market, Lightning Bolt will blow you away.

So you will administer who gets it and run a phycological examination on
them to make sure they will use it 'correctly'? get real.

>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
>
> Not A Toy
>
> Lightning Bolt is intended for business people that are already
> involved in an on-line business or have products and services that
> can be sold on the internet. I truly wish that you do not order
> this software if you do not already have an internet provider,or
> provide procurement for some product or service. If you do not
> already have these things, Lightning Bolt may not be what you are
> looking for.

Sure Im sure i could call myself 'ABC limited' and get an account any day
of the year and not be any sort of business also.

>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
>
> Believe It Or Not
>
> Lightning Bolt sends 4,000 marketing letter per hour. If your
> product and marketing letter are good, you will get hundreds of
> responses on a weekly basis. We sent out 18,000 and got back 2%.
> That is about 900 responses, and for only minutes of work!

I believe it and so will 1000's of pissed off ppl such as me, no question
about it.

>
> Please visit our WEB Site to order Lightning Bolt at
> http://<deleted>
> or call us at <deleted>


Comments welcome, the Internet is growing, so are the number of idiots on it
and so are the number of ISP's who wont give a stuff about ppl.
Matt

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