Comments on: Um, No, You Can’t Spam Our Subscribers, But Thanks http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2009/11/20/um-no-you-cant-spam-our-subscribers-but-thanks/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Anders Borg http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2009/11/20/um-no-you-cant-spam-our-subscribers-but-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-130721 Anders Borg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:10:43 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2009/11/20/um-no-you-cant-spam-our-subscribers-but-thanks/#comment-130721 There are always a few nuts that will do what the e-mail says. For instance clicking on a link in an e-mail that says "ILOVEYOU". That's all that's needed. Note that many that reacted positively to the "ILOVEYOU" messages were office workers / professionals. I guess you also remember the guy that wanted to test how gullible people are and left USB sticks with a virus on, as give-aways. That virus was quickly spread across the company. The only real solution to spam is invite-only e-mail. There are always a few nuts that will do what the e-mail says.

For instance clicking on a link in an e-mail that says “ILOVEYOU”. That’s all that’s needed. Note that many that reacted positively to the “ILOVEYOU” messages were office workers / professionals.

I guess you also remember the guy that wanted to test how gullible people are and left USB sticks with a virus on, as give-aways. That virus was quickly spread across the company.

The only real solution to spam is invite-only e-mail.

]]>