ATTENTION ALL BUSINESS AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS! This is an attempt to make the internet more commercially profitable. The following is a guide to "effective marketing" VIA the use of SPAMMING. BTW ... THIS IS A SPAM! However, I have done lots of research on this subject. The following information is a VERY worthwhile read! I've been dumped off a number of other servers for spamming activity. It's no big deal, I just change service providers as needed. There are 1000's of service providers out there, so the possibilities are endless! However, at the same time, I have made lot of $$ dollars e-mailing to 100,000's of thousands of mail list subscribers. I pulled ALL possible LISTS from the "tele.net-listserv-List of Views"( the below Lists are all the listed ones currently available as of 7/20/95. New lists are constantly being added.) I sent out "just one e-mail" with bcc to all ALL lists. Don't send a separate e-mail to each mailing list, that takes to much time! Just copy and paste the e-mail address for each and THEN send. You want ALL lists to be spammed at one time. You want to be able to COLLECT as many responses back from the subscribers before your service provider shuts you down. My e-mail message went out to over 1,466,296 subscribers. It could have been MUCH more than these figures, for I didn't stop to count how many subscribers per list! (The subscribers also tend to forward your message to others if you request they do so in your spam.) A suggested time to send out your huge spam is on a Sunday night at 2:00 am. The server is not very busy. Furthermore, the Syops are usually not real awake on Monday Morning and are dealing with 100's of posting to their mail list from the weekend. It really pays to make your Subj. Header something that is "very generic". Many Syops just look at the Subj. header and NOT the content before posting. When that happens ... You're in business! Examples of a good header would be: FYI, Good Information, Reply to message, Coffee anyone? You get the idea I am sure. Just be creative and stay away from headers that sound commercial. NEWS GROUPS can be used in a similar fashion. I simply PULL the e-mail addresses off the News Group and then, blind carbon copy, (spam) everyone with just one e-mail. You can also "post" your message to the News Groups. This also works but lacks the personal appeal of a direct e-mail campaign to a mailing list. Anyway, be prepared for Flames and Mail Bombs to both you and your Service Provider. I have found that the so called "voices from the net" is much overrated. Most people pay no attention if they have no interest. However, your SERVICE PROVIDER WILL react due to even the smallest amount of mail bombs it receives. WHY you ask? The Service Provider gets real UPSET due to the fact that mail bombs can overload and shut down their Server. This cost them money by temporarily depriving ALL their customers access. That tends to make them a LITTLE TESTY! I actually have two Service Providers. One Provider is used for "*personal normal" activity. The second provider is the one that is always changing. It is best to keep the two totally separate ... *personal Vs business. For General Announcements like this one, an "anonymous server" is great! However, you can't count on getting all your important replies back. Many of them will get lost on the way back to you due to the security features! ( a good anonymous provider is anon.penet.fi Just send e-mail requesting information to daemon@anon.penet.fi ) AOL, Compuserve, Prodigy and Delphi, ETC., don't have that problem because of their large size capacity and are much slower to respond to 'NEW BEES" who don't "know any better" Generally speaking it takes about 3 warnings about spamming from a Service Provider to finally shut you down. You can in many cases, PLEAD ignorance ... Oh REALLY, SOB ... SOB ... I am terribly sorry! I am new and I didn't know I couldn't do that ... SOB ... please don't shut me off ... sort of dribble. Be creative! That usually will keep your server off your back ONE WEEK TO TEN DAYS to collect your responses from the spam. Again, if your going to spam ... do it BIG!!! Little or BIG spam, the end result is the same. Your service provider will tire of receiving the mail bombs and eventually give you the Old Heave Ho! One last helpful hint ... you can make your spamming last much longer with your service provider if you take the time to post a question to the Mail List that fits their subject matter and then add a PS., ... BTW, Do you wanta buy something ... information. However, I found this very time consuming to post individually to 1000's of lists and far EASIER to just change service providers. Keep in mind that you ARE going to be eventually dumped off anyway ... so what's the difference? The Direct Marketing Association says that you should average 1 or 2 % response from a U S POSTAL mailing program. I have found that average is right on the money with e-mailing! Depending of course on the product you are offering. However, even if your response is only a 1/2 of1%. from 1,466.296 e-mails, that still is 7,330 prospective customers for your product! Gee whiz, one more thing ... your Mail-LIST will say to you " The Internet GOD'S have spoken. You are FOREVER BANNED from ever using our Mail-LIST again"! They will put a block on your net address preventing you access. HOWEVER, each time you change Service Providers ... guess what? You have a NEW E-Mail Address! The Mail-LIST computer site is kinda stupid and doesn't recognize that you're the same person. This also works if you change Mail programs to the "same Service Provider". Remember, just a slight change in your mail program will do the trick! Example, just change from Eudora to News Reader And AWAY YOU GO AGAIN! Spamming away to your hearts content to Fame and $$ FORTUNE! The Net is totally unregulated and governed by something called "Netiquette". However, you can within reason, disregard Netiquette because of the constantly changing self imposed rules and Hypocrisy of most of the users. If you don't believe this, just monitor some news groups and you will see. Keep in mind that the internet community will strongly support explicit sexual immorality, while a small vocal minority will object and violently oppose an innocent commercial message. ... GO FIGURE!! Please let me know if you have any questions or comments regarding the above. I am very interested in your feed back! BEST REGARDS AND SUCCESS IN YOUR VENTURES! // Find "tele.net-listserv-List of Views" Use your search engine to access this list. The default "100's of Subscribers" will give you the best results. However the following is provided for your immediate use. Updated 7/20/95. // The following represents 1,466.296 of subscribers. ( Yes, I did say MILLION!) Just copy and paste into your e-mail program and AWAY you GO! Now here is the catch ... You can spend the next 2 weeks down loading each address at 28.800 baud, or I can send the ENTIRE list to you for $50.00. No kidding! The process of down loading each "send to the Group address took me 2 weeks or about 60 hours using a high speed modem. The follow is a sample for you to test. If you want the rest of the list; send $50.00 for my time to: Jeff Slaton 6808 Truchas Dr NE Albq., NM 87109 brasa@unmvma.unm.edu ,cics-l@uga.cc.uga.edu ,ia-frs@vm.marist.edu , imamedia%umdd.bitnet@listserv.net ,litho-l@unbvm1.csd.unb.ca ,msumba@msu.edu ,ndt-l@uga.cc.uga.edu ,paleolim@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu ,atp-emtp@vm1.nodak.edu ,capes-l@vm1.lcc.ufmg.br ,cufs-l@miamiu.muohio.edu , iaml-l@freeside.nrm.se ,nat-1492@tamvm1.tamu.edu ,sebsel@listserv.arizona.edu ,sp1-l@uga.cc.uga.edu ,urantial@uafsysb.uark.edu ,audio-l@itesmvf1.rzs.itesm.mx , dentalib@vm.usc.edu ,hotel-l@mizzou1.missouri.edu ,hungary@gwuvm.gwu.edu ,ibm-nets@bitnic.educom.edu ,psylaw-l@utepvm.ep.utexas.edu ,mit1993@mitvma.mit.edu ,rnptec-l%brlncc.bitnet@listserv.net ,tuninfo@psuvm.psu.edu ,c14-l@listserv.arizona.edu ,dance-hc@cunyvm.cuny.edu ,dblist%umab.bitnet@listserv.net ,incinc94%umdd.bitnet@listserv.net ,siin-l@unbvm1.csd.unb.ca , alias-l@uga.cc.uga.edu ,bevpub-l@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu ,cj-l@uacsc2.albany.edu ,hwy61-l@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu ,lrnasst@listserv.arizona.edu ,magnet-l@gumncc.earn.net ,txdxn-l@uhupvm1.uh.edu , asta-l%cmsuvmb.bitnet@listserv.net ,mit1991@mitvma.mit.edu ,mol-diversity@listserv.arizona.edu ,casid-l@vm1.mcgill.ca