Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 08:51:48 +0100
From: Willard McCarty <Willard.McCarty@kcl.ac.uk>
Subject: what we're up against
Dear Colleagues:
The following will give you some idea of the efforts being expended to reach
you with adverts.
WM
>Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 08:42:48 +0100 (BST)
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>To: rzz@rzz.sigov.si
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>Comments: Authenticated Sender is <user122@cybaker.net>
>
>
>IT WAS JUST RELEASED!!
>
>INTRODUCING...MILLIONS VOL. 1A
>
>We took a total of over 92 million email addresses from many of the
>touted CD's that are out there (bought them all - some were $300+)!
>We added the millions we had in storage to those. When we
>combined them all, we had in excess of 100+ million addresses
>in one huge file.
>
>We then ran a super "sort/de-dupe" program against this huge list.
>It cut the file down to less than 25 million!!! Can you believe that? It
>seems that most people that are selling CD's are duping the public
>by putting numerous files of addresses in the CD over and over. This
>created many duplicate addresses. They also had many program
> "generated" email addresses like Compuserve, MCI, ANON's, etc.
>This causes a tremendous amount of undeliverables, and for those
>that use Stealth programs, clogs up servers quickly with trash, etc.
>
>We then ran a program that contained 1800+ keywords to remove
>addresses with vulgarity, profanity, sex-related names, postmaster,
> webmaster, flamer, abuse, spam, etc., etc. Also eliminated all .edu,
>.mil, .org, .gov, etc. After that list was run against the remaining list,
>it reduced it down to near 10 million addresses!
>
>So, you see, our list will save people hundreds of dollars buying all
>others that are out there on CD and otherwise. Using ours will be like
> using the 100+ million that we started with, but a lot less money and
>alot less time!!
>
>We also purchased Cyber-Promos ($995.00) CD. We received it just
>prior to finishing production work on the new CD. We had our people
>take a random sample of 300,000 addresses from the touted 2.9 that
>they advertised. We used a program that allows us to take a random
>sample of addresses from any list. We were able to have the program
>take every 9th address, thus giving us a 300,000 list of Cyber's email
>addresses from top to bottom. We cleaned these, and came up with about
>100,000 addresses. These are also mixed in.
>
>We also included a 6+ million "Remove/Flamer" file broke into seperate
>files for ease of extracting and adding to your own database of removes.
>
> "You can buy from the REST or you can buy from the BEST. Your choice.
>_____________________________
>
>What others are saying:
>
>"I received the CD on Friday evening. Like a kid with a new toy, I
>immediately started bulking out using the new email addresses. Over
>the course of the weekend, I emailed out over 500,000 emails and I
>received less than TWENTY undeliverables!! I am totally satisfied
>with my purchase!! Thanks Premier!!"
>
>Dave Buckley
>Houston, TX
>
>"This list is worth it's weight in gold!! I sent out 100,000 emails for my
>product and received over 55 orders!
>
>Ann Colby
>New Orleans, LA
>
>****************************************
>
> HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE
>
>Here is what you get when you order today!
>
>>> 10 Million Email Addresses... 1 per line in simple text format on a CD.
>Files are in lots of 5,000 (no codes needed to open files).
>All files are separated by domain name for your convenience.
>
>PLUS you receive a tremendous REMOVE list!
>6 Million+
>
>>>> NOW ONLY $150.00!
>
>This price is effective for the next seven days, thereafter the price will be
>$199.00 so ORDER NOW!
>
>All lists are completely free of any Duplicates. We also on a continual
>basis, add New Names and Remove Undeliverables and Remove
>Requests.
>
>The result is the Cleanest Email Addresses Available Anywhere
>to use over and over again, for a FRACTION of the cost that other
>companies charge. Typical rates for acquiring email lists are from
>1 cent to as high as 3 cents per email address - that's
>"INFORMATION HIGHWAY" ROBBERY!.
>
>
>***ADDED BONUS***
>All our customers will have access to our updates on the CD volume
>they purchase. That's right, we continually work on our CD. Who
>knows when those other CDs were made. We're constantly adding
>and deleting addresses, removes. Etc. It all comes back to quality.
>No one else offers that!
>
>Don't even hesitate on this one or you will miss out on the most
>effective way to market anywhere...PERIOD!
>
>If you have any further questions or to place an order by
>phone, please do not hesitate to call us at:
>
> 908-245-1143
>
>To order our email package, simply print out the EZ ORDER FORM
>below and fax or mail it to our office today.
>
>We accept Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Checks by Fax and Mail.
>
> _________________
>EZ Order Form
>
>
> _____Yes! I would like to order MILLIONS Vol. 1A email addresses
>for only $150.00.
>
>*Please select one of the following for shipping..
>
>____I would like to receive my package OVERNIGHT. I'm including
>$15 for shipping. (outside US add an additional $25 for shipping)
>
>____I would like to receive my package 2 DAY delivery. I'm including
>$10 for shipping. (outside US add an additional $25 for shipping)
>
>DATE_____________________________________________________
>
>NAME____________________________________________________
>
>COMPANY NAME___________________________________________
>
>ADDRESS_________________________________________________
>
>CITY, STATE, ZIP___________________________________________
>
>PHONE NUMBERS__________________________________________
>
>FAX NUMBERS_____________________________________________
>
>EMAIL ADDRESS___________________________________________
>
>TYPE OF CREDIT CARD:
>
>______VISA _____MASTERCARD
>
>CREDIT CARD# __________________________________________
>
>EXPIRATION DATE________________________________________
>
>NAME ON CARD___________________________________________
>
>AMOUNT $____________________
>
>
>(Required) SIGNATURE:x________________________
>
>DATE:x__________________
>
>You may fax your order to us at: 1-908-245-3119
>
>CHECK BY FAX SERVICES!
>
>If you would like to fax a check, paste your check below and fax it to
>our office along with all forms to: 1-908-245-3119
>
>******************************************************
>
>***24 HOUR FAX SERVICES*** PLEASE PASTE YOUR
>
>CHECK HERE AND FAX IT TO US AT 1-908-245-3119
>
>*******************************************************
>
>If You fax a check, there is no need for you to send the original check.
>We will draft up a new check, with the exact information from your
>original check. All checks will be held for bank clearance.
>
>If you feel more comfortable sending payment through the mail,
>please send all forms and Check or Money Order to:
>
>JKP Enterprises
>700 Boulevard
>Suite 102
>Kenilworth, NJ 07033
>
>
>
>
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Dr. Willard McCarty, Senior Lecturer, King's College London
voice: +44 (0)171 873 2784 fax: +44 (0)171 873 5801
e-mail: Willard.McCarty@kcl.ac.uk
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/wlm/>
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