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2016 Postmortem

Yallow

(1,926 posts) Mon Dec 28, 2015, 12:18 AM Dec 2015

3 Fundraising E-Mails From Hillary Campaign In 2 Days - Hey I'm A Bernie Guy

After zero emails ever, I got 3 from the Hillary campaign.

No problem, but I think they are burning the database big time. I give to a lot of (good) candidates. I am probably on every list....

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3 Fundraising E-Mails From Hillary Campaign In 2 Days - Hey I'm A Bernie Guy (Original Post) Yallow Dec 2015 OP

If you provide a valid email address to participate in online polls, surveys and "petitions" ... NurseJackie Dec 2015 #1

I mark them as SPAM in my junk mail controls. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #2

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

1. If you provide a valid email address to participate in online polls, surveys and "petitions" ...

Reply to Yallow (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2015, 09:38 AM

Dec 2015

... then you're likely to get political fundraising emails when those addresses are sold and traded. (I think the same principle applies when the survey asks participants to "Log-in with Facebook".)

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

2. I mark them as SPAM in my junk mail controls.

Reply to Yallow (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2015, 09:48 AM

Dec 2015

Then they get automatically routed to the Trash folder without me having to see them.
And Thunderbird empties my trash when I exit the program.

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