Re: [NTLK] Promoting NTLK, post-Ebay bidding

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 10:58:12 PST

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Quoting Doug Parker <dougparker_at_progressdata.com>:

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> If the consensus is affirmative, that is, there's general agreement that
> promoting NTLK to Ebay bidders is a Good Thing, can a process be automated
> to harvest an Ebay Newton buyer's email address? I can't figure out if it
> can be done. Moreover, what about *any* Ebay bidder, not just the winning
> bidder? That someone is bidding on a Newt says something about that
> person's mindset, and may appreciate the links, whether they score a Newt
> or not.

Impossible. Only a seller can retrieve a buyer's e-mail address, and even
this now requires jumping through some hoops. This also might violate some
eBay rules regarding the use of their e-mail services for promotion.

In other news, the list now has exactly 1900 subscribers :)

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