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Are providers allowed to do this?

oddmariooddmario Member
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They messaged me three times. Saying "our chat" when I never participated in it nor started it at all.

Are providers allowed to do this?

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  • kaitkait Member

    Name and shame him.

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  • AndreixAndreix Member, Host Rep

    From a provider's perspective, it happened to me once for a customer to use LiveChat feature with e mail like [email protected] or other provider - I really forgot.
    And me reaching out to him to follow up on his livechat message. Turns out that the mailbox owner never wrote us.

    So, fault on tawk.to for not validating mails before accepting a chat session. :)

  • sandozsandoz Veteran

    @kait said:
    Name and shame him.

    @jayjay ?

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  • kaitkait Member

    @sandoz said: @jayjay ?

    You smartypants, thats absolutely right.

    Thanked by 1oddmario
  • beanman109beanman109 Member, Host Rep, Megathread Squad
    edited September 2024

    @kait said:
    Name and shame him.

    Looks like Jay from MLNL Host
    edit: i need to start refreshing the page before posting a comment

    Thanked by 3kait lukast__ oddmario
  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran

    @Andreix said:
    From a provider's perspective, it happened to me once for a customer to use LiveChat feature with e mail like [email protected] or other provider - I really forgot.
    And me reaching out to him to follow up on his livechat message. Turns out that the mailbox owner never wrote us.

    So, fault on tawk.to for not validating mails before accepting a chat session. :)

    However, if one does receive spam contacts from Cogent, one should repeatedly follow up with them asking if they block spammers on their network and then continually ask them why they haven't yet disabled the IP that they sent you mail from :joy:

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  • techdragontechdragon Member

    It's normal to receive offers in your inbox after you post a request thread or similar.

    It's not normal for providers to use a 'cold sales' strategy on here.

    It's not normal for people to assume someone is still looking seven months later either.

  • LeviLevi Member

    Yep, that’s spam. Bannable.

  • gbzret4dgbzret4d Member

    Got something similair some days ago ".....you asked us SOME YEARS AGO about paying with crypto....its now possible...."

  • TimRooTimRoo Member

    Also got something like this last night. Just looked like a normal post on here, just spamming me.

  • allthemtingsallthemtings Member, Megathread Squad

    Times are tough

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  • AndreixAndreix Member, Host Rep

    @jar said:

    @Andreix said:
    From a provider's perspective, it happened to me once for a customer to use LiveChat feature with e mail like [email protected] or other provider - I really forgot.
    And me reaching out to him to follow up on his livechat message. Turns out that the mailbox owner never wrote us.

    So, fault on tawk.to for not validating mails before accepting a chat session. :)

    However, if one does receive spam contacts from Cogent, one should repeatedly follow up with them asking if they block spammers on their network and then continually ask them why they haven't yet disabled the IP that they sent you mail from :joy:

    meh... I just dropped *@cogentco.com in rspamd since last year... got to a record high of 10 mails per week.

    Thanked by 1jar
  • oddmariooddmario Member

    @techdragon said:
    It's normal to receive offers in your inbox after you post a request thread or similar.

    It's not normal for providers to use a 'cold sales' strategy on here.

    It's not normal for people to assume someone is still looking seven months later either.

    exactly? that's what I'm saying 😭

    like I definitely wouldn't have minded if I got the offer when I needed it, and I mostly wouldn't have minded the offer 7 months later either, but that's not the case. They have been "following up" multiple times

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  • VoidVoid Member
    edited September 2024

    According to the LowEndCodex

    “It's NOT normal to receive offers in your inbox after you post a request thread or similar.”

    No unsolicited PM's offering services, even if you find a thread that suggests they are looking for a specific thing and you can provide it the offer must be put in public view unless the OP specifically requests PM's.

  • techdragontechdragon Member

    @Void said:
    According to the LowEndCodex

    “It's NOT normal to receive offers in your inbox after you post a request thread or similar.”

    No unsolicited PM's offering services, even if you find a thread that suggests they are looking for a specific thing and you can provide it the offer must be put in public view unless the OP specifically requests PM's.

    I see. Well, it's common regardless of the rules.

    Hello sir i'm write you about

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