in reply to Re: Sorting a list by frequency of items
in thread Sorting a list by frequency of items

I don't think that's a fair comment :-P These are *subscribers* to an ISP who do, indeed, ask users to sign up rather than just spam them.

But how do I convince you I'm not sending spam? You'll just have to take my word on it, which is why I didn't mention it in the first place.

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Re: It isn't spam
by davorg (Chancellor) on Mar 22, 2001 at 16:03 UTC

    Well, many people are going to make those kinds of assumptions if you don't tell them otherwise. Sad but true!

    You would probably have got a different reaction if you'd have said something like "I know this sounds like spam, but it's really an opt-in mailing list".

    --
    <http://www.dave.org.uk>

    "Perl makes the fun jobs fun
    and the boring jobs bearable" - me

      "But as well as being a spammer, I'm an habitual liar."

      You're right, it is sad. I could have disguised this question in some way, but that I chose not to do this should demonstrate, to some extent, that I have nothing to hide. I would be more suspicious of such a posting where the opening sentence was "this isn't spam". In fact, it didn't even occur to me that anyone would think this.

      I'm sorry I asked the question, really I am. The script works just fine anyway, so your mission to free the net from all that spam I'm sending out is doomed to failure ;-) I had hoped to get some further insights into a problem, and also that this might help others. I regret I've been forced to defend myself in this way.