I doubt it. Huge email lists aren't usually handled by the company / org in question. A company who specializes in emails does it. This looks far more like a bug or screw-up on that end. I doubt such a company would do something like that on purpose, it would severely harm their reputation.
Yes, apparently a bug was to blame. Unfortunate bug. It was squashed.
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I doubt it. Huge email lists aren't usually handled by the company / org in question. A company who specializes in emails does it. This looks far more like a bug or screw-up on that end. I doubt such a company would do something like that on purpose, it would severely harm their reputation.
October 31, 2008 2:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, apparently a bug was to blame. Unfortunate bug. It was squashed.
November 3, 2008 12:02 PM | Reply | Permalink