so, what, if anything, should be done about UPC spam?

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On Wed, 16 Jul 1997 18:47:26 -0500 (CDT) richardm@cd.com (Richard
Masoner) writes:
>Yo Bros...
And the "sis's"? I think they do count. 

You continue-
>I've been getting more and more spam^Wemail lately from Apostolics 
>peddling
>their wares.

I reply-
Yeah, I get a massive amount of these lately too. I wonder which list
they glean from?
I remember one creative individual who sent a photocopied dollar and
asked each receipent to send back a real dollar. Now before you all run
off to kinkos, this is illegal.... This person also did not have a
Pastor's endorsement, nor the district endorsement. I did check with my
father-in-law  who said that he gets a lot of unsolicited materiel
requesting donations. He ignores them since they are not sent with the
proper endorsement.

>On the one hand, I'd like to do business with my brethren, and I'm not
>sure I'd know anything about their services/products unless they email
>me.
I go on-
Maybe we can form a shopper's survey team to see what is for sale.
Amazing that when I have e-mailed some of these persons, my name is
dropped from their lists.
I am not in favor of these being circulated in masse, but to know that
someone has a great idea that works for evangelism would mean more coming
from someone off the list.
I did receive this same spam and did look at the website. Nothing too
exciting, IMHO. I do remember that there was a person who sold whole
8088's and then 286's through the Publishing House. He charged too much
for the computer, then charged for support. It was a bad  experience. I
have not bought too much online, but if I go to the local super store and
look at their site, I can brouse before I buy. And they have a no hassel
return policy, and 30 days price guarantee. 

Brian Berger
Manchester, NH
Brian_Berger@juno.com