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avara
06-10-2002, 05:23 PM
Has anyone else received an email from HostingTech Magazine advertising their magazine? I have never even visited their web site before this.

To be fair, it is a targeted spam message and not another "buy viagra online" thing, so I don't really mind personally. But still I wouldn't expect a magazine to send out spam. :rolleyes:

Paul-UKWSD
06-10-2002, 05:27 PM
Nope, never even heard of them.

HostNutt
06-10-2002, 05:32 PM
If you are in the US, the magazine is free and it has some good articles.....I suggest you sign up.....even though SPAM is a pain, it is free.....

Paul-UKWSD
06-10-2002, 05:34 PM
Originally posted by HostNutt
even though SPAM is a pain, it is free..... [/B]

Free spam? sign me up :D

vibehosts
06-10-2002, 05:40 PM
HostingTech magazine is a great magazine about hosting, I suggest you do signup

hostNOX
06-10-2002, 05:41 PM
Where can i sign up? Is it like an actual paper mag? Or is it email virtual mag lol, my emails already clustered enough.

vibehosts
06-10-2002, 05:42 PM
It is a real magazine they deliver to your home, to sign-up just goto their site do their survey and you get it free

avara
06-10-2002, 06:14 PM
I believe you they are good, and personally I don't have anything against them sending out targeted bulk email to hosting companies (though I would never send out spam myself, not even targeted spam). I'm just slightly surprised that a company would do that is all.

Edit: Maybe not all "spam" should be called spam. What I mean is there is good spam and bad spam.

Example of bad spam:
Mr. Get Rich Quick buys a million email addresses, and sends ads for viagra to all of them.

Example of good spam:
Company Y manually reviews email addresses of hosting companies, and sends them offers for dedicated servers.

I don't know, just an idea. ;)

UmBillyCord
06-10-2002, 10:25 PM
It is a real magazine they deliver to your home,

Or your office. ;)

vibehosts
06-10-2002, 10:27 PM
Everyone knows if they would deliever to your home of course they would deliever to the office.:o

Neo3Net
06-10-2002, 10:30 PM
I think the signup site is http://hostingtech.com/survey

Not sure.


Thanks

UmBillyCord
06-10-2002, 10:36 PM
Originally posted by vibehosts
Everyone knows if they would deliever to your home of course they would deliever to the office.:o

Looks like my joke went over someones head..... :o