---Email rec’d:
Chris,---My reply:
Sorry to sound like a Technological Neanderthal but... What the heck is “blogmail” ?
If it leads to more spam -I know I don’t like that! Caveman hate spam.
As far as what blogmail is, it is merely my attempt at facilitating regular email updates which a number of people had signed up for but I never seemed to get around to sending. Every Monday (three times now so far without interruption!) I just copy what is on my blog (weblog)--mainly new-book arrivals and cataloguing of used books plus news about what I am ordering or otherwise doing, generally pertaining to bookselling (but it is a blog so I figure I can post whatever I feel like)--and send to the email list. So far I have heard from several recipients who profess to like my blogmail idea and enjoy receiving it. And no one has asked to be dropped from the list. I agree with you about spam--it is a very noxious phenomenon, especially when it is used for the spoofing or phishing of legitimate businesses with the intent of defrauding people. I certainly would not want to send my blogmail to anyone who would prefer not to receive it, so I only send it to people who ask for it. But I am thinking about automatically adding anyone who asks if I am still in business or if I am even still alive--although even receiving my weekly blogmail might not convince some people.
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