Thanks for the final ruling so to speak. I agree the initial listing is not
out of line. We all know the format here. It was not any worse than
anything else we get from the list. If he wasn't recognized as a list
subscriber I get a little upset myself. I get so much mail and I'm only
interested in the info and some of the banter. Thanks again T.J. for the
last word.
Terry Smith
-----Original Message-----
From: T.J. Higgins <tjhiggin(at)chris.iss.ingr.com>
To: Alpines <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: eBay
>I don't think occasional eBay notices are out of line on the list, as
>long as they aren't too long and pertain to Alpine parts that YOU are
>selling. Please only one message to the list per auction. Gary's
>message was perfectly fine if you ask me, but if he sent the same
>message every day while his auctions were running we'd have to have a
>little private chat...
>
>I ask that you be sure to put the word "eBay" in the subject line.
>In addition to the delete key, most mailer programs have automated
>filtering mechanisms which can be configured to magically delete
>messages containing various keywords in the subject line.
>
>On the other hand, daily eBay updates posted to the list are not a
>good idea IMHO. I'm not positive, but I think eBay has a notification
>mechanism you can subscribe to which will email you when an item
>meeting your criteria is listed for sale.
>
>--
>T.J. Higgins, who keeps getting outbid on Interceptor models, dammit!
>tjhiggin(at)ingr.com
>Huntsville, AL
>
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