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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: August 08, 2002 Not a Moment Too Soon -- "For the first time in years, my e-mail inbox is totally and completely spam-free." (Comments: Thanks MadMan.)
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Not sure about the extra hoops people have to hump through, but maybe it will work. A challenge: Create a disposable e-mail account, ask all Webworders to get it on as many junk lists as possible. Then try this software to see how well it works, to send it all back to the spammers. Posted by: Mac on August 8, 2002 10:32 AM
I don't like that it sounds proprietary. I pay for the software, and if the company goes out of business, am I out of luck? I'd like to see a piece of freeware that could work with a web form you create, or give you the option of paying the author to use his form. After all, what choicemail does isn't terribly complex. Posted by: Jack on August 8, 2002 11:32 AM
Here's an e-mail I just sent the company: Hi... a couple questions: Can I configure Choicemail to work with my own web form? e.g., non-approved e-mail senders are directed to a web form I created, instead of the one provided by your company. If not, do you have plans to make Choicemail a subscription service? It doesn't make sense to me that you would sell a one-time product and then provide web forms in perpetuity for an unknown number of customers. Plus, my copy of Choicemail becomes useless if your company ever goes out of business (not such an unusual occurrence for tech companies). Food for thought. Posted by: Jack on August 8, 2002 11:41 AM
Jack, did you mentioned that you learned about it through WebWord? ;-) Posted by: John S. Rhodes on August 8, 2002 11:48 AM
High marks for a prompt, personal e-mail response:
Great idea, but agree with Jack. Also I think it really does depend on the number of new and legitimate emails you receive each day. I just don't know how business emailers would respond if they were immediately flipped to something they were not expecting - with a message to the effect of - we don't know who you are and you need to verify your real existence.
It would not be a big deal if the auto-email explains the circumstances and that it's a one-time verification measure. It *would* be a big deal if _everyone_ used this service and we had to jump through web hoops everytime we contacted someone new. This service won't scale, unless it becomes an accepted as a necessary nuisance. Posted by: Jack on August 8, 2002 02:57 PM
I don't see how it would work for those who receive emails from higher ups. I can't imagine people senior to me going through such hoops. Not to mention those people who'd be really confused and would have no idea what's going on. (We are all interested in Web stuff and know the Web enough to follow directions in such an email but lots of people don't have that Web savvy.) I guess if it was widespread enough many people would pick it up eventually, but that would be a lot of lost communication in the meantime. Also, what to do if you use a program like pine in UNIX and not a Web-based email program? Posted by: Eszter on August 8, 2002 07:33 PM
Am I the only one annoyed by the authors's saying POP means Point of Presence? It means Post Office Protocol in this context. He also complained about having to wait for the message to show up to delete it. I guess no one ever told him he should turn his preview pane off. Posted by: Chad Lundgren on August 8, 2002 10:58 PM
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