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Why the hell is Hyperstim spamming in email?

5 posts by 4 people · 17 Feb 2000 - 21 Feb 2000

m.seery 17 Feb 2000#520109
I got the message below twice in my post today! Come on guys, we all know who you are and what you are selling. If we all had shitloads of cash to spare just maybe......................... Don't start pissing me off in the same way that get rich and chain mail spammers do. MS Can simulator drivers cut the mustard in the real world ? Take a look at [link lost in import] for the answer. "THE WORLD'S BEST HOME RACING CAR SIMULATOR" HYPER STIMULATOR INTERNATIONAL P/L Offical Home Page <www.hyperstim.com> DISTRIBUTORS US/Canada <www.hyperstimcanada.com> Europe <www.bernax nl> Australia <www.hyperstim.com> Official Supplier of Hyper Stimulators to: Williams Engineering (UK) Players Racing Simulator Challenge Tour (Canada) <www.players-racing.com> Kool Racing Challenge Tour (USA) Holden Racing Team (Australia) Castrol Racing (Perkins Racing Australia) Shell Racing (Dick Johnson Racing Australia) Audi Racing (Brad Jones Racing Australia) Mitre 10 Racing (Australia) Australian Grand Prix (Australian Grand Prix Corporation) -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Mark Seery. GPML league Director. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- [link lost in import]
David Karr 18 Feb 2000#520200
Agreed--I prefer pull technology over push. (Cut the jokes!!) --DK
Quoted text (29 lines)> Just a link to their site on this newsgroup would have done the job. > Ofcourse their email was on-topic, and not a big problem, but spamming > is a bad thing, and I didn't expect this from a company like this. > Actually I found the story quite interesting to read, but that's not > the point here :) > Andre > >Hmmmm. > >I believe this email was send to people who are regulars on VROC. > >Since it was a story about a fellow VROC racer trying a real-life > >racecar I thought it was kinda on topic, not really intended as SPAM. > >Sure, it isn't really nice to send email that way, but as bad as you > >guys call it, nah.... > >Remco > >>I also wanted to buy 5 Hyperstims, but after the spam I also changed > >>my mind! Take that you *** spammers!
Jon Crooke 20 Feb 2000#520358
Hyper Stimulator has always pursued a policy of exiting the strong and intimidating the weak. Jon Crooke _____________________________________________ "THE WORLD'S BEST HOME RACING CAR SIMULATOR" HYPER STIMULATOR INTERNATIONAL P/L Offical Home Page <www.hyperstim.com> DISTRIBUTORS US/Canada <www.hyperstimcanada.com> Europe <www.bernax nl> Australia <www.hyperstim.com> Official Supplier of Hyper Stimulators to: Williams Engineering (UK) Players Racing Simulator Challenge Tour (Canada) <www.players-racing.com> Kool Racing Challenge Tour (USA) Holden Racing Team (Australia) Castrol Racing (Perkins Racing Australia) Shell Racing (Dick Johnson Racing Australia) Audi Racing (Brad Jones Racing Australia) Mitre 10 Racing (Australia) Australian Grand Prix (Australian Grand Prix Corporation) ----------
Quoted text (17 lines)> They got me too, just for that they're not getting my money !! ;) > -- > Ian Parker > UKGPL League http://members.xoom.com/ukgpl > == >> I got the message below twice in my post today! >> Come on guys, we all know who you are and what you are selling. If we all >> had shitloads of cash to spare just maybe......................... >> Don't start pissing me off in the same way that get rich and chain mail >> spammers do. >> MS
David Karr 20 Feb 2000 15:03 UTC#289941
Well, exit who you want; just stop spamming the newsgroup. Peace & Love, Capt. Kangaroo "Jon Crooke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (45 lines)> Hyper Stimulator has always pursued a policy of exiting the strong and > intimidating the weak. > > Jon Crooke > > _____________________________________________ > "THE WORLD'S BEST HOME RACING CAR SIMULATOR" > HYPER STIMULATOR INTERNATIONAL P/L > > Offical Home Page <www.hyperstim.com> > > DISTRIBUTORS > US/Canada <www.hyperstimcanada.com> > Europe <www.bernax nl> > Australia <www.hyperstim.com> > > Official Supplier of Hyper Stimulators to: > Williams Engineering (UK) > Players Racing Simulator Challenge Tour (Canada) > <www.players-racing.com> > Kool Racing Challenge Tour (USA) > Holden Racing Team (Australia) > Castrol Racing (Perkins Racing Australia) > Shell Racing (Dick Johnson Racing Australia) > Audi Racing (Brad Jones Racing Australia) > Mitre 10 Racing (Australia) > Australian Grand Prix (Australian Grand Prix Corporation) > > > ---------- > In article <CCbr4.2680$[email hidden]>, "Ian P" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > They got me too, just for that they're not getting my money !! ;) > > > > -- > > Ian Parker > > [email hidden] > > UKGPL League http://members.xoom.com/ukgpl > > == > > Mark Seery <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:88i35g$2k1d$[email hidden]... > >> I got the message below twice in my post today! > >> Come on guys, we all know who you are and what you are selling. If we
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Quoted text (11 lines)> >> had shitloads of cash to spare just maybe......................... > >> > >> > >> Don't start pissing me off in the same way that get rich and chain mail > >> spammers do. > >> > >> MS > > > >> > > > >
JS 21 Feb 2000#289836
Why not posting that announcement in r.a.s.? That would be the correct way. Jens BTW I also got the email On Sat, 19 Feb 2000 01:15:00 GMT, [email hidden] (Remco Moedt) wrote:
Quoted text (11 lines)> >Hmmmm. > >I believe this email was send to people who are regulars on VROC. >Since it was a story about a fellow VROC racer trying a real-life >racecar I thought it was kinda on topic, not really intended as SPAM. > >Sure, it isn't really nice to send email that way, but as bad as you >guys call it, nah.... > >Remco
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