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i hate this

Published 2008-03-17 by Hugh

1. someone sends me an email.

2. i respond

3. i get this:

I apologize for this automatic reply to your email.

To control spam, I now allow incoming messages only from senders I have approved beforehand.

If you would like to be added to my list of approved senders, please fill out the short request form (see link below). Once I approve you, I will receive your original message in my inbox. You do not need to resend your message. I apologize for this one-time inconvenience.

Click the link below to fill out the request:

To which the only response I can think involves a loud, vocal swear word and some unkind thoughts.

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2 Comments

  1. Justin Justin 2008-03-16

    Yeah, I almost always decide I don’t need to talk to the person that badly and hit delete.

  2. Hugh Hugh 2008-03-18

    yes, but the worst part is i never needed to talk to them in the first place… they sent *me* an email with a question. I answered and got that… seems to me if your going to have that kind of service you should:
    a) make sure sendto addresses are let thru
    or
    b) warn your correspondents that if they wish to answer your query they will have to jump thru anti-spam hoops.

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