Re: Re[2]: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients

date posted 27th January 2005 15:07

On 27 Jan 2005 15:36:22 -0000, Objective 2000 [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> There's a lot of confusion about what is and is not legitimate direct marketing email. If it's to an individual then yes you need their explicit approval, but if it's a business then no approval is necessary you can directly email them quite legitimately (though it might be counter-productive) without having the business' express permission. However, defining what is and is not a business email address can be tricky.
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This is not what you read in the terms of services of ISPs though -
you're likely to be kicked out of your colo if you send unwanted
e-mails from there; and even if you manage to convince your ISP
that your activity is legitimate, in any case you'll be included in
dns blacklists, and there's just no way to get out of there.

Stay away from that kind of business, unless you operate the tools
folks use to opt-in.

gd luck
jb