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[Mix]

They are AIM spamming us? Does anyone else get bothered by these guys?


[2:50] Thursday, August 16, 2007
[2:50] BBDondlinger84: Hi
[2:50] BBDondlinger84: How are you doing?
[3:04] Rick James: Good
[3:04] BBDondlinger84 (Autoreply): I am currently away from the computer.
[3:06] BBDondlinger84: My name is Blake Dondlinger and I am a employee of www.hostreview.com. I found your site a couple weeks ago and thought you had an excellent site. A place that you could advertise your services is on www.hostreview.com. We just became the number online web hosting directory according to Alexa and Compete. We currently receive 450,000 unique visitors a month to half a million
[3:09] Rick James: What do they pay you to spam webhosts?
[3:10] BBDondlinger84: Im sorry?
[3:10] Rick James: You guys e-mail us all the time, and now it's the AIM spam
[3:12] BBDondlinger84: I am a Account Manager and I find new hosting companies that we benefit from advertising on www.hostreview.com
[3:12] BBDondlinger84: I think I only sent one email and I was provided this information
[3:12] Rick James: Provided?
[3:15] BBDondlinger84: I am sorry but I can not find the person I received your information from
[3:16] BBDondlinger84: I ususally write that down. I am sorry
[3:16] Rick James: Wonderful, I will be sure to let my lawyer know.\
[3:16] Rick James: Not only that I will post this on webhostingtalk
[3:18] BBDondlinger84: I did not mean to trouble you. I am sorry if another salesperson contacted you in the past
[3:18] BBDondlinger84: Thank you for your time
[3:18] BBDondlinger84: Have a nice day
[3:18] Rick James: My attorney will be calling Monday

[Biju]

No i do not get any like this,

[fastnoc]

I wonder if people realize how the old 'you'll hear from my attorney' line is laughed at?

That's pretty deplorable of them to do that though. Thankfully I don't use IM anymore so I haven't gotten it, but i get plenty of email spam

[Project X]

im rick james bitch!

[MikeWalczak]

[3:16] Rick James: Wonderful, I will be sure to let my lawyer know.\
[3:16] Rick James: Not only that I will post this on webhostingtalk

I'm sure hes shaking in his boots right now. Gosh I hate how WHT has become a place where people go to tattle on others.

[Commit1 Anthony]

Originally Posted by MikeWalczak

I'm sure hes shaking in his boots right now. Gosh I hate how WHT has become a place where people go to tattle on others.

Agreed. It reminds me over the 105 precinct down the block from me... and yes, would you really waste your time contacting your lawyer about being spammed through AIM?

[Solidhost-John]

I really don't see the issue. You have added your AIM contact info here so obviously you want to be contacted. Unfortunately not by people who want to sell you stuff just people who want to buy stuff from you?

[JayNL]

Originally Posted by Somerset Internet

im rick james bitch!

I didn't want to say it

[AustinS]

Originally Posted by Commit1 Anthony

Agreed. It reminds me over the 105 precinct down the block from me... and yes, would you really waste your time contacting your lawyer about being spammed through AIM?

Precisely.