Blatancy is a means of weeding out all but the most credulous respondents. (…) A big cost for [spammers] is the time they spend coaxing fully into their net those who show initial interest. So they need to select the most promising targets, rather than timewasters or the wary. “By sending an e-mail that repels all but the most gullible, the scammer gets the most promising marks [victims] to self-select.”
Tag: email
Legal disclaimers: Spare us the e-mail yada-yada | The Economist
E-mail disclaimers are one of the minor nuisances of modern office life, along with fire drills, annual appraisals and colleagues who keep sneezing loudly.
Perfect timing, Economist. We had a fire drill yesterday, annual appraisals last month, and this morning *I* was the guy with the sneezing fit.
Legal disclaimers: Spare us the e-mail yada-yada | The Economist
“Email apnea is temporary absence or suspension of breathing, or shallow breathing, while doing email.” [via collision detection]
Mark Larson 