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Recent Email Announcement
The introductory Queen of Stitching announcement was sent out over the
last few days and several of you have let us know that you did not appreciate receiving it. On behalf of Queen of Stitching I would like to apologize to all of you that we have distressed. This specific email was designed with two specific goals in mind. The first was to announce a new quilting idea that has been in development for a very long time. The second was to make sure that all future correspondence from Queen of Stitching only goes to those who are actually interested in hearing from us. Those of you who did look at the email know that the bottom right hand side of the email contained a large Unsubscribe statement. Our Unsubscribe Link is designed to instantly and permanently remove email addresses from our list. I hope that you will choose to use the link if you did receive our email and do not want to wish to receive further communications from us. Additionally, all Unsubscribe request emails sent to the “sender” of our email will result in immediate and permanent removal of your address from our lists. Another question that has been raised relates to the Safety and Security of our site. While there are few things that a website owner can do publicly prove their legitimacy and or integrity, we have done those things. From our site, you will notice two seals that appear in the bottom left hand corner of the page. Each time one of those seals is clicked, a verification routine is run to make sure that we are who we say we are. A message is then returned from the governing bodies. The messages state that our site is in good standing and in fact verified through them. There are several web sources that routinely scan websites to determine whether they are safe. You may have any site scanned by these services before you choose to enter a site or download any documents from them. There are many sources for these services I have included two well known companies for your consideration. MacAfee has a site called: “siteadviser” Google runs a program called: “safe browsing”. Above all, please know that we at Queen of Stitching do share your belief that you have a right to a safe and secure internet. Linda Miksch Queen of Stitching |
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On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:12:43 -0700 (PDT), lmiksch
wrote: The second was to make sure that all future correspondence from Queen of Stitching only goes to those who are actually interested in hearing from us. I'm don't usually send these kinds of posts, but having worked in the computer industry for over 25 years this is something that has always been a thorn in my side. The problem is that you've assumed that EVERYONE wants to hear from you, whan that is not the case. Mass-emailing is the same as junk mail IMHO, and I for one don't want any mail (paper or otherwise) unless I've specifically requested it. ....and unsubscribe requests put the onus on the recipient to cancel something they didn't even request -- which irks me even more It would have been FAR more respectful of people to simply post an announcement of your web site and INVITE people to subscribe if they were interested. -Irene (who woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!) |
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IMS wrote:
On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:12:43 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I'm don't usually send these kinds of posts, but having worked in the computer industry for over 25 years this is something that has always been a thorn in my side. ...and unsubscribe requests put the onus on the recipient to cancel something they didn't even request -- which irks me even more It would have been FAR more respectful of people to simply post an announcement of your web site and INVITE people to subscribe if they were interested. -Irene (who woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!) Having a similar background to Irene's (it looks like) and having worked very closely with the Security team where I work, I also have some input to this. Unsolicited subscriptions (to anything) conveyed via email and containing an "Unsubscribe" link are a classic ploy of spammers, phishers, and all manner of nefarious folk on the internet. Clicking that link confirms your email address as valid. NEVER, NEVER do that! You are only asking for more spam, etc. from those which are evil. Of course, not all are ill intentioned but there is really no way to weed them out. Err on the side of caution. If you don't know who it is, just delete the message. Click NOTHING but your delete key. Rita -- Rita L. in MA One Eyed Mutant Ninja Quilter :-) |
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Howdy!
As you say, Rita & Irene, it's phishing. And trying to justify it by sending a note to RCTQ doesn't make it anything other than SPAM, which Linda declares she hates (on her privacy policy page). As she used an email address that I seldom touch, I replied to her queenbee-ness via that route. If I receive any further unsolicited advertising from her (or her company), I'll know the character of that business. Years ago, when we realized we'd landed on someone's solicitation list, we had little recourse to do anything about it; we'd continue to receive the catalogs, coupons, advertisements & other junk mail, and throw it in the recycle bin (or trash) while we fumed & fussed about the mess. Now, tho', we can speak out in a more public forum, and when it's internet junk mail, we can more often contact the source. And sometimes they respond. I wouldn't have mentioned this spam if she hadn't continued her attempts to advertise, via RCTQ. Linda posted to this newsgroup years ago. Nice to see we haven't been forgotten. ;-P Meanwhile, I checked out her business site. No, thanks. Not my kind of craft. Not my kind of "quilting". Good luck to her in her business venture, and in finding a more ethical way in which to promote it. R/Sandy IMS wrote: On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:12:43 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I'm don't usually send these kinds of posts, but having worked in the computer industry for over 25 years this is something that has always been a thorn in my side. ...and unsubscribe requests put the onus on the recipient to cancel something they didn't even request -- which irks me even more It would have been FAR more respectful of people to simply post an announcement of your web site and INVITE people to subscribe if they were interested. -Irene (who woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!) Having a similar background to Irene's (it looks like) and having worked very closely with the Security team where I work, I also have some input to this. Unsolicited subscriptions (to anything) conveyed via email and containing an "Unsubscribe" link are a classic ploy of spammers, phishers, and all manner of nefarious folk on the internet. Clicking that link confirms your email address as valid. NEVER, NEVER do that! You are only asking for more spam, etc. from those which are evil. Of course, not all are ill intentioned but there is really no way to weed them out. Err on the side of caution. If you don't know who it is, just delete the message. Click NOTHING but your delete key. Rita -- Rita L. in MA One Eyed Mutant Ninja Quilter :-) On 8/7/10 11:12 AM, in article e20e36c2-a311-45a2-a462-.googlegroups.com, "lmiksch" lm.com wrote: The introductory Queen of Stitching announcement was sent out over the last few days and several of you have let us know that you did not appreciate receiving it. On behalf of Queen of Stitching I would like to apologize to all of you that we have distressed. This specific email was designed with two specific goals in mind. The first was to announce a new quilting idea that has been in development for a very long time. The second was to make sure that all future correspondence from Queen of Stitching only goes to those who are actually interested in hearing from us. Those of you who did look at the email know that the bottom right hand side of the email contained a large Unsubscribe statement. Our Unsubscribe Link is designed to instantly and permanently remove email addresses from our list. I hope that you will choose to use the link if you did receive our email and do not want to wish to receive further communications from us. Additionally, all Unsubscribe request emails sent to the ³sender² of our email will result in immediate and permanent removal of your address from our lists. Another question that has been raised relates to the Safety and Security of our site. While there are few things that a website owner can do publicly prove their legitimacy and or integrity, we have done those things. From our site, you will notice two seals that appear in the bottom left hand corner of the page. Each time one of those seals is clicked, a verification routine is run to make sure that we are who we say we are. A message is then returned from the governing bodies. The messages state that our site is in good standing and in fact verified through them. There are several web sources that routinely scan websites to determine whether they are safe. You may have any site scanned by these services before you choose to enter a site or download any documents from them. There are many sources for these services I have included two well known companies for your consideration. MacAfee has a site called: ³siteadviser² Google runs a program called: ³safe browsing². Above all, please know that we at Queen of Stitching do share your belief that you have a right to a safe and secure internet. Linda Miksch Queen of Stitching |
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I really don't like that you said someone referred me.
I can't remember just how you put that since I deleted your msg. right away. I just wouldn't trust you after that. Looks like you have irked a lot of us quilter folk. I'm not sure if you are just not internet kind of folk or you are and just don't get us. "lmiksch" wrote in message ... The introductory Queen of Stitching announcement was sent out over the last few days and several of you have let us know that you did not appreciate receiving it. On behalf of Queen of Stitching I would like to apologize to all of you that we have distressed. This specific email was designed with two specific goals in mind. The first was to announce a new quilting idea that has been in development for a very long time. The second was to make sure that all future correspondence from Queen of Stitching only goes to those who are actually interested in hearing from us. Those of you who did look at the email know that the bottom right hand side of the email contained a large Unsubscribe statement. Our Unsubscribe Link is designed to instantly and permanently remove email addresses from our list. I hope that you will choose to use the link if you did receive our email and do not want to wish to receive further communications from us. Additionally, all Unsubscribe request emails sent to the “sender” of our email will result in immediate and permanent removal of your address from our lists. Another question that has been raised relates to the Safety and Security of our site. While there are few things that a website owner can do publicly prove their legitimacy and or integrity, we have done those things. From our site, you will notice two seals that appear in the bottom left hand corner of the page. Each time one of those seals is clicked, a verification routine is run to make sure that we are who we say we are. A message is then returned from the governing bodies. The messages state that our site is in good standing and in fact verified through them. There are several web sources that routinely scan websites to determine whether they are safe. You may have any site scanned by these services before you choose to enter a site or download any documents from them. There are many sources for these services I have included two well known companies for your consideration. MacAfee has a site called: “siteadviser” Google runs a program called: “safe browsing”. Above all, please know that we at Queen of Stitching do share your belief that you have a right to a safe and secure internet. Linda Miksch Queen of Stitching |
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On 8 Aug, 05:50, "Taria" wrote:
I really don't like that you said someone referred me. I can't remember just how you put that since I deleted your msg. right away. *I just wouldn't trust you after that. * Looks like you have irked a lot of us quilter folk. * I'm not sure if you are just not internet kind of folk or you are and just don't get us. "lmiksch" wrote in message ... The introductory Queen of Stitching announcement was sent out over the last few days and several of you have let us know that you did not appreciate receiving it. On behalf of Queen of Stitching I would like to apologize to all of you that we have distressed. This specific email was designed with two specific goals in mind. The first was to announce a new quilting idea that has been in development for a very long time. The second was to make sure that all future correspondence from Queen of Stitching only goes to those who are actually interested in hearing from us. Those of you who did look at the email know that the bottom right hand side of the email contained a large Unsubscribe statement. Our Unsubscribe Link is designed to instantly and permanently remove email addresses from our list. I hope that you will choose to use the link if you did receive our email and do not want to wish to receive further communications from us. Additionally, all Unsubscribe request emails sent to the “sender” of our email will result in immediate and permanent removal of your address from our lists. Another question that has been raised relates to the Safety and Security of our site. While there are few things that a website owner can do publicly prove their legitimacy and or integrity, we have done those things. From our site, you will notice two seals that appear in the bottom left hand corner of the page. Each time one of those seals is clicked, a verification routine is run to make sure that we are who we say we are. A message is then returned from the governing bodies. The messages state that our site is in good standing and in fact verified through them. There are several web sources that routinely scan websites to determine whether they are safe. You may have any site scanned by these services before you choose to enter a site or download any documents from them. There are many sources for these services I have included two well known companies for your consideration. MacAfee has a site called: “siteadviser” Google runs a program called: “safe browsing”. Above all, please know that we at Queen of Stitching do share your belief that you have a right to a safe and secure internet. Linda Miksch Queen of Stitching ditto Taria. I thought, who is this friend? Bronnie |
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Ditto Taria and Bronnie.
-- Di I'm creative! You can't expect me to be neat too. Vic Australia "Taria" wrote in message ... I really don't like that you said someone referred me. I can't remember just how you put that since I deleted your msg. right away. I just wouldn't trust you after that. Looks like you have irked a lot of us quilter folk. I'm not sure if you are just not internet kind of folk or you are and just don't get us. "lmiksch" wrote in message ... The introductory Queen of Stitching announcement was sent out over the last few days and several of you have let us know that you did not appreciate receiving it. On behalf of Queen of Stitching I would like to apologize to all of you that we have distressed. This specific email was designed with two specific goals in mind. The first was to announce a new quilting idea that has been in development for a very long time. The second was to make sure that all future correspondence from Queen of Stitching only goes to those who are actually interested in hearing from us. Those of you who did look at the email know that the bottom right hand side of the email contained a large Unsubscribe statement. Our Unsubscribe Link is designed to instantly and permanently remove email addresses from our list. I hope that you will choose to use the link if you did receive our email and do not want to wish to receive further communications from us. Additionally, all Unsubscribe request emails sent to the "sender" of our email will result in immediate and permanent removal of your address from our lists. Another question that has been raised relates to the Safety and Security of our site. While there are few things that a website owner can do publicly prove their legitimacy and or integrity, we have done those things. From our site, you will notice two seals that appear in the bottom left hand corner of the page. Each time one of those seals is clicked, a verification routine is run to make sure that we are who we say we are. A message is then returned from the governing bodies. The messages state that our site is in good standing and in fact verified through them. There are several web sources that routinely scan websites to determine whether they are safe. You may have any site scanned by these services before you choose to enter a site or download any documents from them. There are many sources for these services I have included two well known companies for your consideration. MacAfee has a site called: "siteadviser" Google runs a program called: "safe browsing". Above all, please know that we at Queen of Stitching do share your belief that you have a right to a safe and secure internet. Linda Miksch Queen of Stitching |
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Re this thread, a friend sent me a WSJ article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000... od=djemTMB_t It's about stalkers using cell phones to track their victims. But if you look at the left-hand sidebar, there's a link to a chart showing various common Internet sites and how much they expose you to tracking technology. DH the family geek constantly reminds me to delete cookies etc. after every browsing session! Roberta in D On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:12:43 -0700 (PDT), lmiksch wrote: The introductory Queen of Stitching announcement was sent out over the last few days and several of you have let us know that you did not appreciate receiving it. On behalf of Queen of Stitching I would like to apologize to all of you that we have distressed. This specific email was designed with two specific goals in mind. The first was to announce a new quilting idea that has been in development for a very long time. The second was to make sure that all future correspondence from Queen of Stitching only goes to those who are actually interested in hearing from us. Those of you who did look at the email know that the bottom right hand side of the email contained a large Unsubscribe statement. Our Unsubscribe Link is designed to instantly and permanently remove email addresses from our list. I hope that you will choose to use the link if you did receive our email and do not want to wish to receive further communications from us. Additionally, all Unsubscribe request emails sent to the “sender” of our email will result in immediate and permanent removal of your address from our lists. Another question that has been raised relates to the Safety and Security of our site. While there are few things that a website owner can do publicly prove their legitimacy and or integrity, we have done those things. From our site, you will notice two seals that appear in the bottom left hand corner of the page. Each time one of those seals is clicked, a verification routine is run to make sure that we are who we say we are. A message is then returned from the governing bodies. The messages state that our site is in good standing and in fact verified through them. There are several web sources that routinely scan websites to determine whether they are safe. You may have any site scanned by these services before you choose to enter a site or download any documents from them. There are many sources for these services I have included two well known companies for your consideration. MacAfee has a site called: “siteadviser” Google runs a program called: “safe browsing”. Above all, please know that we at Queen of Stitching do share your belief that you have a right to a safe and secure internet. Linda Miksch Queen of Stitching |
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On 8/7/2010 9:11 PM, Sandy wrote:
In article , wrote: ditto Taria. I thought, who is this friend? I'd have thought the same thing. Luckily for me, I either didn't get the message, or it went directly to my junk folder. I certainly wouldn't have followed the link -- as was stated before, someone who expects us to opt *out* is a prime candidate for being believed to be phishing. Not good. I didn't get it either, Sandy. Both of us use "fake" e-mail addresses in the "From" field, so that may have stopped them. Julia in MN -- ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default.html ----------- |
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i didnt get the email to either of my two addys.
my first thot was an old directory of the group. would have to be pretty old to miss me tho. i agree, Sherry, that was totally smarmy of her. i like that word, fits perfectly this time too. j. "Sherry"wrote... I had no clue what everyone was talking about. So I looked in my spam folder, and found the email there. The rctq audience is a marketer's dream, and everyone *here* has always been so careful and mindful NOT to advertise or to sell anything here. I certainly don't get the logic "It's not spam, we're giving you the chance to remove your name." If *every internet quilt shop* thought the same way, think how much mail we'd all get. This is a really smarmy way to build a subscriber list. Sherry |
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