Re: [AM] Topica inserting "Messages" at the top of postings....

Norman Lorrain <[email protected]> Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:16:24 -0700
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Paul Oldfield wrote:

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>Anything above this line is unwelcome SPAM
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>>It looks like Topica (the "free" provider of this list) is now inserting
>>their advertising at the top of each posting [see above the line
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>I already mailed topica support and topica abuse about this,
>suggesting they stick to putting advertisements at the end
>of the mails.  Perhaps if they get enough complaints, they
>will act.  (Topica abuse sent an auto-reply saying words to the
>effect that the originator would be removed from the system;
>that would be interesting...)
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>>I wanted to let you know this is not something Scott Ambler or
>>anyone here is sponsoring.  We have no control over what they
>>put up there.
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>Don't give up so easy.  If all else fails you can move the list to
>Yahoo.  But let's try to get reasonable behaviour out of them first.
>A concerted effort by their customers (us) could put them out of
>business, so they ought to listen if enough folk complain.
>I worry about the status of the group's message archive, though.
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>BTW, I got a mailing from the AgileSussex list, also topica hosted,
>that had no ads.  Yet they are polling their members about a transfer
>to Yahoo already.
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>Is anyone losing mails owing to their Spam Filter settings?
>
>Paul Oldfield
>www.aptprocess.com
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