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On Tue, 2003-11-18 at 09:47, Cliff Rogers wrote:
> You know, I recognize that I am a newbie, even though I have subscribed to
> this list for a couple of years and have received help many times, but I
> cannot understand why some people have to get after someone who posts a
> message like this one but doesn't say a thing about the "old-timers" who
> make posts about job opportunities.

Do those opportunities cost me money?

> Does this mean that you have to have a
> certain status on the list before you can get away with this?
> While I agree that I don't want to receive "untargeted email", which I think
> is another name for spam, I feel that if the subject line of the post (this
> one was very clear as to who it was directed at) is representing the nature
> of the post than whoever receives it can decide if they want to read it or
> not. That is, after all the purpose of the subject line.
> I apologize for the length of this post and I don't really mean to offend
> anyone as I regard this list as a valuable resource for information I cannot
> get elsewhere. I personally appreciate Matt's posting as I feel this is a
> service I wasn't aware of that I may be able to use.
> Have a great day.
> Cliff

I'm perfectly content to read job opportunities. I, however, do not
appreciate someone trying to *sell* me a chance to receive job
opportunities.

It's not about list seniority, it's about a business advertising its
product.

Bart