Advice on e mail lists

[Jennie@ifish]

As we all know, nobody provides a service for absolutely free.
Be extra careful when signing up for e mail services claiming to provide free 'this' or 'that' information.
I have learned the hard way, with a mailbox full of spam, simply by believing that if I check "NO" on forms that claim they won't send you e mail if you check that option. They will send you e mail anyway! They have to! That is how they provide those services, either with annoying slow to load banners, pop up windows, or spam.
I dont mind occasional links to interesting sites that contain information that will be helpful to our general fishing interests. But any attempt to redirect ifish users to a 'better' service will be deleted asap by the moderator or myself.
Sites like yahoo, geocities, zoom,... there are tons of them, provide 'free' services. Ha!
I have recieved complaints of spam from a recent redirect, and I don't want any responsibility for this. Please know that I am not responsible for any services that are posted here before I can delete them! Use caution when clicking!
Anyway, have a fine day... It's sunny! (sunny sunny sunny, day after day.....kind of boring, huh? hee hee!)
I'm going to the fair!
I am so sorry to those of you who are receiving spam! I didn't do it!
A reliable source for e mail fishing reports come from The Guides Forecast, http://www.theguidesforecast.com/
They may be charging for it now, but it is an excellent report.
Thanks, guys and gals.

Jen

[SailCat]

Thanks for the nice comments, Jennie!

Like you said, "...nobody provides a service for absolutely free." Bob, Doug and I tried, but expenses meant choosing between making our fishing report a subscription or discontinuing the service. The response to our choice has been very favorable. To be reely truthful, you probably know some of our subscribers.

To all who would sign up for those questionable 'free' services, get a web-based Email address like the one offered at www.SailCat.com . You could even keep track of whether or not these services spam by using a different address for each service, then report the spammers to the Federal Trade Commission at uce@ftc.gov.

Michael Teague, BB Moderator www.TheGuidesForecast.com

[Oakie Drifter]

You guessed that one right.....I am a subscriber as well and have been using this site and your site for more months than I can count.