Dec
26
Isteer.net
This is in relation to my previous post on the same topic.
Dec
24
JAM Software: sending to outdated addresses, not respecting opt-out
JAM Software are mailing addresses at a domain they know to have changed hands. They’re ignoring the opt-out, too. So, it’s just spam now. I’ve also forwarded one of these (in Dec 2010) to the person named in the mail at his current address; no reaction, and mail to this outdated address continues, too.
Dec
15
(RESOLVED) System Tools Software, Inc.: Mailing outdated addresses, not respecting opt-out
System Tools Software, Inc. is spamming addresses they know to be dead. I let them know (about the entire domain, of course) on March 6, 2010. The ESP here is Dundee Internet Services, more specifically their Lyris ListManager offering.
Dec
09
Honeybaked Ham: Blatant Opt-Out Spamming
Honeybaked Ham, a well-known U.S. company that sells hams and delicatessen items, is sending bulk email to an email address that was closed before 2008, stating that it will continue sending offers unless and until the owner of that email address unsubscribes. Since at least late 2009, this email address has not received email from this sender. The ESP is Yesmail, a subsidiary of InfoGroup.
Dec
09
eLounari Suomi Oy: B2B spam with too many fails to count
emailmainos.com (literally: “emailadvertisement dot com” in Finnish), a new (Nov 22, 2011) service of Aboanet Oy, is providing ESP services to eLounari Suomi Oy, elounari.fi, whose spam fails in so many respects.
Dec
06
A Whine About Winetasting.com
Winetasting.com sounds like a really interesting website. It’s a shame that the first time I have heard of them appears to be because they sent me spam. That is pretty uncool; I like wine and buy it every now and again. But I won’t buy anything from anybody who sends me spam. How did they come to have my email address? I suspect the purchased a list. This address was one that I used on some other online store a couple of years ago. The ESP in this case is Cheetahmail.
Nov
29
Kate Bosworth Welcomes Me With Spam
Long, long ago I registered an email address on the San Jose Mercury News website for some reason or other. Today, somebody called the Twin Cities Pioneer Press is sending mail to me at the address I gave only to the Mercury News. Was my email address stolen or sold? No, probably not. A quick investigation reveals that both newspapers are owned by the same company, MediaNews Group. Was it spam? Most definitely! Somebody I didn’t give my email address to (Pioneer Press) is sending me mail to an address that I gave to some other company (or in this case, sister company). It may or may not be legal, but it is most certainly a bad practice.
Nov
25
Bass Pro Shops: Selling Sporting Gear to a Stolen Email Database
Well, I had meant to post this about a week ago, but see that Spambouncer beat me to the post. I do however need to add to this situation as
- It does involved the sending of spam to a stolen email address (mine)
- Per Spambouncer’s post I see that even though I’ve already notified the ESP Cheetahmail, a division of Experian weeks ago that this was occurring they still haven’t taken action on the customer and or the list.
Nov
25
Saunalahti and Fonecta: Still at it
In reference to my Nov 15 post on the topic.
It’s illegal spam. The plaintext content does not indicate the address source (mandatory requirement as per law), nor a way of getting removed from the mailing list. The HTML content may indicate an address source, but I just can’t view it with Mutt…