Hey Balu - if it wasn't CNN spamming you, I am sure it would be some other spam about eBay, or a major bank, or a great way to save loads of cash on all your viagra needs! There's always someone sending us rubbish via email.
Vijay
· 1 year ago
Its an old scam.. they make it extremely difficult to opt out...I have opted out of a boring McKinsey mailer about 4 times yet I keep getting stuff from them.
Best is to create your own mail rules that will delete the CNN mails...
Shefaly
· 1 year ago
@ Balu
How they got your mail is easy - by harvesting email IDs from lists, from the virus-ridden PCs of people you may be emailing and buying lists.
Why the site does not recognise your email could be because they outsource some DM like many organisations do.
What you can do about it - delete, delete and write posts. I have been experiencing the same thing with a few mailers sent to one of my Yahoo IDs. I found their CEOs' email IDs and set an auto-forward. (I also return paper junk mail in the accompanying pre-pair envelopes!).
Nikhil
· 1 year ago
Maybe you should email Ted Turner and tell him that you're a journo with BM and that CNN is spamming u and whether he has anything to comment on this trend... Would be interesting to see his reaction... then write a scathing article in the papers about this and screw their happiness! :D
Suda
· 1 year ago
I got that mails too :( Nikhils idea is good. And wah wah Shefaly.... CEO wala idea was awesome :) :D
Suda
· 1 year ago
I got *these * mails too........sorry for typo :)
| Balu |
· 1 year ago
@karmalove, suda I knew I wasn't the only one ;-) and yes thanks for the link that explains everything
@Liam Dempsey I stopped using my old yahoo account because of eBay like site which was bent upon filling up my inbox with their special discounts
@Vijay Yeah true! There seems to be no perfect method to stop them :-(
@Shefaly "I found their CEOs’ email IDs and set an auto-forward. (I also return paper junk mail in the accompanying pre-pair envelopes!)." Thats a cool thing to do :-D never thought of it
@Nikhil Turns out they are not responsible after all (check the link posted by karmalove) and I don't think he would give a damn about threats anyway :-P
@Suda Three is crowd :-D
Tazeen
· 1 year ago
MSNBC is spamming mine, and you would think they would not do it.
| Balu |
· 1 year ago
@Tazeen LOL yeah they are spamming me too.. they are coming from the same people who sent CNN mails
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Did you comment on their articles?
Helpdesk.. hmmm
@Xylene
Attack CNN? No!
Cmment on a story on CNN site?
No! How did they get my id? am perplexed!
@wanderlust
Yeah I mailed someone in CNN (troubleshooting thingy) will let you also know if they reply
http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/08...
Best is to create your own mail rules that will delete the CNN mails...
How they got your mail is easy - by harvesting email IDs from lists, from the virus-ridden PCs of people you may be emailing and buying lists.
Why the site does not recognise your email could be because they outsource some DM like many organisations do.
What you can do about it - delete, delete and write posts. I have been experiencing the same thing with a few mailers sent to one of my Yahoo IDs. I found their CEOs' email IDs and set an auto-forward. (I also return paper junk mail in the accompanying pre-pair envelopes!).
Nikhils idea is good.
And wah wah Shefaly.... CEO wala idea was awesome :) :D
I knew I wasn't the only one ;-)
and yes thanks for the link that explains everything
@Liam Dempsey
I stopped using my old yahoo account because of eBay like site which was bent upon filling up my inbox with their special discounts
@Vijay
Yeah true! There seems to be no perfect method to stop them :-(
@Shefaly
"I found their CEOs’ email IDs and set an auto-forward. (I also return paper junk mail in the accompanying pre-pair envelopes!)."
Thats a cool thing to do :-D never thought of it
@Nikhil
Turns out they are not responsible after all (check the link posted by karmalove) and I don't think he would give a damn about threats anyway :-P
@Suda
Three is crowd :-D
LOL yeah they are spamming me too.. they are coming from the same people who sent CNN mails