Antonio R. wrote:
John Cordes wrote in message ...
A while ago I received an email invitation to join the
chessdatabase group at Yahoo:

************************************************** *
You are invited to join this New Yahoo Group about Chess
Databases (commercial and freeware programs).
Enjoy it!

Thank you
Chessdatabase Group
************************************************** *

The Yahoo Groups give you 7 days to join. If passed the 7 days, you
have to check if the group has a restricted policy to join or not. The
web site of the chessdatabase group is restricted and says that
applicants have to sent an e-mail to the group owner, and his e-mail
given at the bottom of the page. I did this some time ago and I got a
valid invitation.

Hope it helps
Antonio

Thanks - I may try that.

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John Cordes

Ari Makela wrote:
Chaos wrote:
In other words, if I were to answer this post via email, whether agreeing
or disagreeing, that would be spam?

Of course not as it would not be a mass mailing.

It would arguably be solicited too. But "Chaos"'s main point is that the
term "spam" is much more specific than "E-mail I didn't want to receive".


Dave.

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In article , David Richerby wrote:

It would arguably be solicited too.

I am aware that spammers argue that if one publishes ones address one
is willing to accept spam. This is just one more reason to loath
spammers.

But "Chaos"'s main point is that the
term "spam" is much more specific than "E-mail I didn't want to receive".

Agreed. But all unrequested mass emails *are* spam.

This is just one more example of spammers thinking "Our spam is
interesting so we can send spam.".

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