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3rd December 2008, 12:48
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confused by spam
Got this commerical email:
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Dear Virtual Village Customer,
Due to an error in our system, your name may have been accidentally removed from our mailing list. We are currently making adjustments to our website for a much enhanced visitor experience.
If you would like to receive emails from Virtual Village, please click the following link:
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Good.
But if my name was removed, how did they send this mail? And if it wasn't removed, why did they send this mail?
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3rd December 2008, 12:53
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Fingers like lightning
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 738
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Originally Posted by expat
Got this commerical email:
Good.
But if my name was removed, how did they send this mail? And if it wasn't removed, why did they send this mail?
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This smacks of a management decision, methinks the company has a 'management consultant' performing a 'management' function, probably from one of the TLA consultancies. Poor sods. Almost certainly why they had the initiating database problem.
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3rd December 2008, 12:55
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Contractor Among Contractors
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Out of town
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Spam is a canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation. The labeled ingredients in the Classic variety of Spam are: chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite to help keep its color.
Your confusion is over.
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3rd December 2008, 12:57
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Should try harder
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Hertfordshire. What, what, what.
Posts: 139
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Originally Posted by ace00
Spam is a canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation. The labeled ingredients in the Classic variety of Spam are: chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite to help keep its color.
Your confusion is over.
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Hmmmmmm, chopped pork shoulder meat
Rhubarb
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3rd December 2008, 12:59
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ace00
Spam is a canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation. The labeled ingredients in the Classic variety of Spam are: chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite to help keep its color.
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What colour would it go if it didn't have the gunpowder ingredient?
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3rd December 2008, 13:35
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More time posting than coding
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Sunny Manchester
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ace00
Spam is a canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation. The labeled ingredients in the Classic variety of Spam are: chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite to help keep its color.
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we used to have it served up in a crispy batter at school.
Mmmmm...........cholesterol 
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3rd December 2008, 13:47
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Banned
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,923
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Bloody Vikings!
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3rd December 2008, 14:27
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Super poster
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,072
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Quote:
Originally Posted by expat
Got this commerical email:
Good.
But if my name was removed, how did they send this mail? And if it wasn't removed, why did they send this mail?
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Spammers tell lies all the time. Was this real spam or did you sign up for it?
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3rd December 2008, 14:32
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More fingers than teeth
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 14,804
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Quote:
Originally Posted by expat
What colour would it go if it didn't have the gunpowder ingredient?
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It's potassium nitrate in gunpowder...
HTH... 
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3rd December 2008, 14:49
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Super poster
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Brutopia
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Originally Posted by zeitghost
It's potassium nitrate in gunpowder...
HTH... 
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I know. Over 1 1/2 hours, you're getting slow, guys.
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