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RE: Was it a mistake on the part or DirectTV?[ Parent ] (none / 0) (#9)
by dsanderson on Tue Nov 20, 2007 at 02:04:45 PM PDT

Even if Mr. Jones entered Mr. Smith's email address in error, it's still DirectTV's fault, if they use it without verifying it. I'd consider anything that came from them, to an address other than the one I instructed them to use, as spam, and report it. If they start getting on a few block lists, that should get their attention. You can't just put a form on a website inviting the public to enter an email address, and feel justified in sending more than a request for confirmation, to that address, until the person on the other end of that address confirms it.

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