People are fed-up with what is being called "second degree spam", e-mails from companies about products they are not interested in, says a survey.
Even if people signed up to be sent news or offers, NCorp's survey says over half see them as irrelevant spam. From December, EU rules to tackle spam will force companies to ask customers for permission before sending e-mails. As a result, second degree spam will "worsen", says NCorp's Martin Blackburn, damaging consumer loyalty.
Sending spam is completely socially unacceptable, whatever form it takes," says Mr Blackburn, NCorp's managing director. But one in six spam e-mails arriving in UK inboxes is from companies sending information about irrelevant products or services, according to the survey. The problem is set to worsen with the UK and EU ban on unsolicited communication, thinks Mr Blackburn, as more businesses use opt-in mailing lists as a way to sell goods.
News source: BBC News
Even if people signed up to be sent news or offers, NCorp's survey says over half see them as irrelevant spam. From December, EU rules to tackle spam will force companies to ask customers for permission before sending e-mails. As a result, second degree spam will "worsen", says NCorp's Martin Blackburn, damaging consumer loyalty.
Sending spam is completely socially unacceptable, whatever form it takes," says Mr Blackburn, NCorp's managing director. But one in six spam e-mails arriving in UK inboxes is from companies sending information about irrelevant products or services, according to the survey. The problem is set to worsen with the UK and EU ban on unsolicited communication, thinks Mr Blackburn, as more businesses use opt-in mailing lists as a way to sell goods.
News source: BBC News
Here's what's new and changed in AIMutation v1.1:
- Added AIMutation Commands
- Added option for real time logging
- Added a Log Manager item to the tab menu
- Added option to "snap" the buddy list to screen/window edges
- Added Log Manager menu item under the File menu in IM & Chat windows
- Added option to log buddy events (sign on/off away/return). The event log is displayed in the Log Manager
- Added options to log IMs & Chats seperatly
- Added option to log images/files/sounds in IMs
- Added option to stack tabs
- Added option to prevent new IMs from stealing focus
- Changed how ctrl+tab works, ctrl+shift+tab too
- Fixed the disappearing tab icons
- Middle mouse button click on a tab now closes it
- F2 key on the buddy list now initiates alias editing on the selected item
- Updated the log manager so logs can be viewed either by day or session
- Fixed the flickering file transfer meter when transferring files via DC and using skins.
- IM & Chat Flashing notification option in AIMutation now overrides the setting in AIM
- Changed the way sessions in the Log Manager are displayed
- Updated the AIMutation User Guide, read it! (Thanks Tracer)
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