Probably those who are involved in mass emailings know more about this than I do, but I've been checking out emailer programs (ConstantContact, CoolEmail...which you can only find if you look for coolERemail LOL, and a many others to see which fits the organization in which I'm involved. Each one reminds me that they are permission granted based emailers. Meaning, I am assuming that, in some fashion, you have allowed your email address to be used for some reasons. (On line sales, gifts, etc., etc.) The emailing companies keep track of those addresses and you can add them to your business "address book". Another way for the telemarketers to join in the electronic age :-( I know that when I was sending out the 100 or so newsletters a few years ago, I had to get permission and sign up for (AOL) a "mass emailing". It still is in effect, after all these years. When you get email from HSUS or PETA, it is because somewhere along the way, you asked for some information to be sent to you via email and it was a group that in the fine print involved HSUS or PETA. A few people on the law lists deliberately signed up for an auxilliary group and now get tons of that type of emailings. Some of it, actually, is very good information (for OUR side LOL), no matter that it comes from organizations to which I wouldn't want to belong or support. Stormy In a message dated 8/26/07 12:29:51 PM, cinosamgsd@xxxxxxxxx writes: > I have been getting these emails periodically for some time. My assumption > is this email distribution list was created by hand using public data in the > roster which would mean there were typos in it that were corrected over > time. That would explain why many people have not been getting it on a > regular > basis. > > Cindy > ~~~~~~~~ Stormy Hope California Federation of Dog Clubs www.cfodconline.org ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================