Xref: utzoo news.misc:2512 misc.misc:4338 Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!ncar!gatech!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!flatline!erict From: erict@flatline.UUCP (The Evil Mel Fujitsu) Newsgroups: news.misc,misc.misc Subject: Mailing lists and the pathalias database... Message-ID: <572@flatline.UUCP> Date: 6 Jan 89 09:27:39 GMT Reply-To: erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) Organization: ROM construct -- /usa/tx/houston/south heights Lines: 39 What, if any, restrictions are there on selling a magazine distributor a list of names and addresses from the comp.mail.maps files? Why do I ask? In the past week I have recieved issues of the "Sun Observor" and "Altos World". No obligations, so it seems. I don't mind, I enjoy industry rags. One problem, though, is the address. In my entry for comp.mail.maps, I list an organization of "Chem-Info-Med-Data-Bio-Net-Tech-Quik, Inc.", a joke name I made based on all the buzzword names running around in the Houston/Clear Lake area. Where were these magazines mailed to? J. Eric Townsend Chem-Info Inc. 511 Parker #2 Houston Tx 77007 When I get business related mail with an "organization" field, it's usually my old company's name. (That company went out of business almost a year ago. :-) So what's the deal? Is anyone else getting free mags they've never gotten before? Is there anyway to find out if some bozo is preening a "high tech" mailing list from comp.mail.maps and selling it? Would Altos or Sun be willing to tell me who they bought my name from? Again, I don't mind the junk mail, it's fun to read during xmas break. I just want to know why I'm getting magazines for computers with an average price ~= to what I spend on college over a few years. -- while !working { Skate(||) }; J. Eric Townsend -- smail: 511 Parker #2, Houston, Tx, 77007 UUCP: uunet!sugar!flatline!erict | EastEnders Mailing List(!): ..!bellcore!texbell!/ | eastender@flatline.UUCP