Just had a spam mail from some company I've never heard of using an
address used once only suggesting I might like to buy some products. A
real quality mail:

"Welcome to the Plumbing Shop Newsletter %First Name%"

So not only have they sent me something that makes me want to not use
them as it is illegal unsolicited mail, they can't even run their merge
properly. What hope they've send me the stuff I wanted if I did order?

Andy

In article ,
Andy Champ writes:
Just had a spam mail from some company I've never heard of using an
address used once only suggesting I might like to buy some products. A
real quality mail:

"Welcome to the Plumbing Shop Newsletter %First Name%"

So not only have they sent me something that makes me want to not use
them as it is illegal unsolicited mail, they can't even run their merge
properly. What hope they've send me the stuff I wanted if I did order?

Many years ago, Midland Bank sent out some investment advice to
some of its customers. Fortunately not many, just the ones with
the highest balances. The mailmerge failed, and they all got sent
out with the letter starting: Dear Rich *******, ....
I had a friend working in the IT department - oh, how the **** hit
the fan on that one.

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Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

On 19/02/13 21:33, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Andy Champ writes:
Just had a spam mail from some company I've never heard of using an
address used once only suggesting I might like to buy some products. A
real quality mail:

"Welcome to the Plumbing Shop Newsletter %First Name%"

So not only have they sent me something that makes me want to not use
them as it is illegal unsolicited mail, they can't even run their merge
properly. What hope they've send me the stuff I wanted if I did order?

Many years ago, Midland Bank sent out some investment advice to
some of its customers. Fortunately not many, just the ones with
the highest balances. The mailmerge failed, and they all got sent
out with the letter starting: Dear Rich *******, ....
I had a friend working in the IT department - oh, how the **** hit
the fan on that one.

It was two years before someone noticed that the two line LCD on their
telephone flashed up 'Scientists say no to SDI!' every hour, for a second.

No it wasn't me, but I know who done it...



--
Ineptocracy

(in-ep-toc-ra-cy) €“ a system of government where the least capable to
lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the
members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are
rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a
diminishing number of producers.

On 19/02/2013 21:38, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 19/02/13 21:33, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Andy Champ writes:
Just had a spam mail from some company I've never heard of using an
address used once only suggesting I might like to buy some products. A
real quality mail:

"Welcome to the Plumbing Shop Newsletter %First Name%"

So not only have they sent me something that makes me want to not use
them as it is illegal unsolicited mail, they can't even run their merge
properly. What hope they've send me the stuff I wanted if I did order?

Many years ago, Midland Bank sent out some investment advice to
some of its customers. Fortunately not many, just the ones with
the highest balances. The mailmerge failed, and they all got sent
out with the letter starting: Dear Rich *******, ....
I had a friend working in the IT department - oh, how the **** hit
the fan on that one.

It was two years before someone noticed that the two line LCD on their
telephone flashed up 'Scientists say no to SDI!' every hour, for a second.

No it wasn't me, but I know who done it...

I recall a Marconi demo in Chelmsford of a ship to shore radio setup to
some navy top brass... was going well until someone triggered the easter
egg on the digital drive radio synth that caused it to play the captain
pugwash theme on its internal speaker!


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Cheers,

John.

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Well all I seem to get is some plastic moulding mob in china trying to sell
me almost everything. the latest seems to be plastic dustbins...

Brian

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"Andy Champ" wrote in message
. uk...
Just had a spam mail from some company I've never heard of using an
address used once only suggesting I might like to buy some products. A
real quality mail:

"Welcome to the Plumbing Shop Newsletter %First Name%"

So not only have they sent me something that makes me want to not use them
as it is illegal unsolicited mail, they can't even run their merge
properly. What hope they've send me the stuff I wanted if I did order?

Andy