Posted by Benjamin Niemann on 11/13/06 09:26

patrick j wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:49:53 +0000, Nikita the Spider wrote
> (in article
> <NikitaTheSpider-4428FD.11495412112006@news-rdr-01-ce0-
> 1.southeast.rr.com>):
>
>> Hi all,
>> As promised in our earlier discussion, here's my article that describes
>> the effectiveness of inhibiting spam by "hiding" one's email address on
>> Web pages:
>> http://NikitaTheSpider.com/articles/IngenReklamTack.html
>
> It's very interesting reading, I'm very grateful for the information.
>
> I note you write:
>
> In Sweden, that most civilized of countries, one can stop
> delivery of a great deal of junk mail simply by sticking the
> phrase "Ingen reklam, tack!" ("No advertising, please!")
> just above one's mail slot.
>
> Does anyone in Sweden not have "Ingen reklam, tack!" above their mail
> slot?

Same thing here in Germany. The label is usually 'Werbung - nein danke!'
(Advertising - no, thank you!). You see lots of these, though not everyone
has it. And sometimes you see a 'Werbung - ja bitte!' (Advertising - yes,
please!) - not everybody seems to agree that ads are only an annoyance...

--
Benjamin Niemann
Email: pink at odahoda dot de
WWW: http://pink.odahoda.de/

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