What do you think of sponsors that spam and sell their affiliates' email addresses?

**beemk** · 09-12-2003, 07:31 AM

i wouldnt promote them

**Babaganoosh** · 09-12-2003, 07:32 AM

I got the same email plus a couple more. The email I used is one that I only give to sponsors ([email protected]). Unfortunately I can't figure out who sold it since probably 20 sponsors have that addy. Care to share so I know who to be pissed at?

**basschick** · 09-12-2003, 07:35 AM

i've had a fair number of sponsors sell my email address or send spam to it. pretty sad, imo. it sure doesn't leave me with a good feeling about them!

**JFK** · 09-12-2003, 07:41 AM

Originally posted by basschick
i've had a fair number of sponsors sell my email address or send spam to it. pretty sad, imo. it sure doesn't leave me with a good feeling about them!

Funny how they all swear that you addy will not be sold, traded,etc......That is why I have a hotmail addy as well, let them spam away

**Makingcoin** · 09-12-2003, 07:42 AM

I don't think TripleXCash would be stupid enough to spam their own affiliates. I am guessing someone jacked their list or something.

**okny** · 09-12-2003, 07:50 AM

Well it all depends on what they are spamming, if you signed to a sponsor and then you get an email from them about their sites you could either call that spam or a way of them showing you what they have.

**ldinternet** · 09-12-2003, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by okny
Well it all depends on what they are spamming, if you signed to a sponsor and then you get an email from them about their sites you could either call that spam or a way of them showing you what they have.

Look at the screenshot above.

As for the "informative"

emails, I couldn't give a shit about those.

**okny** · 09-12-2003, 07:57 AM

Originally posted by ldinternet

Look at the screenshot above.

As for the "informative" emails, I couldn't give a shit about those.

But if you really think about go try out any sponsor out there most likelly your going to get spam from them.

**ldinternet** · 09-12-2003, 08:04 AM

Originally posted by okny

But if you really think about go try out any sponsor out there most likelly your going to get spam from them.

Untrue. E.g, I use a unique code for most sponsors (although not all - case point above) and match them up in a txt file, such as [email protected] for top bucks, [email protected] for oxcash, etc... these can't be filtered out like [email protected] can be, yet I never receive a thing other than "informative" emails.

Most sponsors never, ever sell/spam addresses with general junk (porn/pills/loans/diplomas etc).

**InsaneGreen** · 09-12-2003, 08:07 AM

i got the same spams today. except they changed [email protected] to [email protected]

fuckers

**Darren** · 09-12-2003, 08:09 AM

did u signup using the programs AFFILIATE program or through say a affilaite program through processor such as psw / ccbill etc....

**ldinternet** · 09-12-2003, 08:11 AM

To the affiliate program - e.g, GFY Cash, using their affiliate software, e.g, iDevAffiliate or MPA2

NOT through a third party processor.

**ldinternet** · 09-12-2003, 10:49 AM

bump.

**Strife** · 09-12-2003, 10:56 AM

sponsors like that are nothing but scums

**m0rph3us** · 09-12-2003, 10:57 AM

got the same shit.
pretty sad spamming webmasters.

**Jak** · 09-12-2003, 10:58 AM

From an idea I found here, whenever I sign up to a new sponsor I use their domain name as the e-mail address, like this:

[email protected]

**DrGuile** · 09-12-2003, 11:03 AM

Originally posted by Jak
From an idea I found here, whenever I sign up to a new sponsor I use their domain name as the e-mail address, like this:

[email protected]

Looks like a lot of people do that (i do the same) I also do it to test the level of spam they send to the people who do "half signup" on their paysites.

....I had to close a few of those ;)

**detoxed** · 09-12-2003, 11:20 AM

Could have been stolen, not sold

**ldinternet** · 09-12-2003, 11:31 AM

Originally posted by detoxed
Could have been stolen, not sold

It could have also been mixed up with the member addresses... 20k horny surfers just got an affiliate newsletter.

What do you think of sponsors that spam and sell their affiliates' email addresses?

What do you think of sponsors that spam and sell their affiliates' email addresses?

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