Email TOS
Roblimo.com Email Terms of Service
This has been up here for many years. It should now be treated as a joke. If you want to contact me these days, robin AT roblimo DOT com is a lot better than posting a comment on this page.
(Does not apply to individually-addressed “real” email)
Much though I love receiving unsolicited bulk email, I am now so overwhelmed by the number of people who want me to look at their bulk (”spam”) email offerings that I am forced to charge $50 for each unsolicited bulk email I receive, charged on your behalf to your ISP if you do not pay within 30 days or, in the case of non-U.S. companies or individuals, to your country’s US embassy.
I also charge $50 for testing your “unsubscribe” utility, which is a great bargain since so few of them work, and I know you want yours to operate properly.
Please don’t claim I “opted in” or “subscribed” to your bulk email. I didn’t, and don’t try to claim I did, because we both know you’re lying.
“Someone else must have subscribed you” is not valid, either. If you choose not to use a double opt-in (subscription confirmation) system, you are being rude to people who get your email without asking for it, and you should be grateful that I am charging you a little money in return for pointing out the problem so you can correct it instead of letting you keep on being stupid until you get black-holed or your ISP cuts off your service.
And if you sell/sold any of my personal information, including my email address, as part of any kind of sales or contact database without my express, written personal permission in advance, you must pay $5 royalty per copy sold, minimum $500. It’s my name and information, pal, not yours. Capice?
All charges are “plus $80 per hour trackdown and collection fees,” and do not include court costs, so when you get my bill please pay it promptly. If you cannot abide by these Terms of Service, do not send me unsolicited bulk email. If you choose to send me unsolicited bulk email, you accept these terms automatically.
Remember, you are the one who initiated the transaction, not me. I did not ask you to send me unsolicited bulk email. (If I did, it wouldn’t be unsolicited.)
So you have any way of automating billing for this?
Comment by DEBEDb — March 5, 2007 @ 2:07 am
Yes, I too am interested in how you intend to bill spammers for this.
Comment by Jeffsback2223 — March 5, 2007 @ 3:11 am
heh, I have the same problems…
Comment by Peter — April 6, 2007 @ 11:09 am
As the North American Rep for Messe Berlin, I have been asked to gather opinions on this exhibiton/conference in Berlin.
A friend of mine (Linux-Geek) recommended to go to Linux.com and find somebody to ask there and that’s how I found you.
To gather information I would need to ask just a few short questions.
1. Have you heard about this show/conference?
http://www.linuxtag.org/2007/en/home/welcome.html
2. If so, what is you impression of it?
3. Is it covered in the North American trade press and if so, where could I find some info on that?
4. Do you see a market for this within the North American continent for both exhibitors and trade visitors?
Thank you very much for your help and time.
Dorothea Baxter
Project Assistant
Messe Berlin North America
701 Kenmore Avenue, Suite 220
Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5737, USA
Tel: +1-540-372-3777
Fax: +1-540-372-1414
Email : dbaxter@exhibitpro.com
http://www.messe-berlin.de
http://www.exhibitpro.com
Comment by Dorothea Baxter — April 24, 2007 @ 1:57 pm
I was doing a Google search for cheap places for artists to live, and your May 2007 article turned up. You do a great job of painting the pluses and minuses of the artists’ village in Bradenton. I live in Tallahassee, which is totally nowhere in terms of just about everything, and they’re suddenly beginning to talk about affordable housing and studio space for local artists. I’m going to attend the meeting–June 26, 2007–but knowing how life works in Tallahassee, it might be years before anything ever happens.
FWIW, I came down with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome in 2001 and had to cease running my editorial-services business as a result. Of course, my marriage fell apart, I’m on Social Security Disability, etc. The only good things about getting fibro and CFS are that I learned who my friends were and weren’t, I learned that my husband’s idea of “in sickness and in health” didn’t apply to my illness, I’ve had to become less of a Type A, and I have much more time to work on my fiber art.
If you have any information about places (they can be anywhere in the US; I’m more than willing to move) where artists can live inexpensively and in a community with other artists, please drop me a note. I’d greatly appreciate it.
Hazel Blumberg
Comment by Hazel Blumberg — June 16, 2007 @ 2:46 pm
Hello I met you @ the show in bradenton for melisa.. in village of the arts.. I was wondering about the videos .. Let me know and hope life is as lovely as it can be for you .. cheers, shai
Comment by Shannon — July 17, 2007 @ 10:01 pm
Rob it was great to meet you today at our little political foray into Rep. Buchanan’s office and on the sidewalk before. Hoping to see footage posted and that you will keep in touch concerning local issues.
Thanks for your time,
Sheryl
Comment by Sheryl Rough-Batson — August 16, 2007 @ 8:39 pm
Your website just looks rude and not like a peace website. I was going to invite you and your collegues to become volunteers for the United Nations. Why don’t you lighten up a little?
Comment by Laura R. Cuozzo — November 6, 2007 @ 8:28 pm
this is in regards to linger BBQ Chuck Corson singing. ( ALWAYS ON MY MIND ). Apone watching the video, his parants request A release of the video or dvd or copy, as an remerance of him since he is very ill, and he does not have very much time to spend with us. would you either E-Mail scoobydoo24@tds.net or mimo92005@aol.com. Or call Linda 207-729-1751. The family would be very gratefull to you for any concideration with the matter. Any cost could be worked out at such time as needed. THANK YOU VERY SINCERELY, THE CORSON FAMILY
Comment by linger lodge — November 7, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
Dear Robin, I purchased your book ‘Point & Click Linux’ a year or so ago.I am just now getting around to working with Linux. I can not get the CD to pick-up my wireless router. Plus, I do not get the configuer wireless connection selection for auto-config script, while using the CD. If I go ahead and install the software can I fix the problem?
Thanks for any help.
Steve Cooper
scooper385@yahoo.com
Comment by Steve Cooper — November 15, 2007 @ 5:23 pm
You wrote an interesting actical i found acidently while searching for slumlord info, however i cannot see how anyone would be lead to it from your main page.
i think it was http://www.roblimo.com/nodes/81 ?
Comment by animus — November 20, 2007 @ 10:47 am
HI!!! Just saw your video interview of me at the Debate. Fun! I did change the name to Where’s Chuck Norris? to my spin room video. Great video!
Stacie
Comment by stacie — December 23, 2007 @ 11:03 pm
my husband is 62 and I am 50. We want to live somewhere that will allow one child. He is 7now and well behaved. Any ideas???It will be one to two years until we move back.
Comment by kelly — January 6, 2008 @ 3:55 am
aid off of a job he had for a long time few weeks before christmas they cut back his hr up to that point we went for help to all the local agencys they clamined he made too much when he was working in last 3 months witch wasnt that mutch but they help otheres just not minorites we will soon need furniture they are going to reposess are couch thats fine but are kitchen tabel we will have no was to feed are older daughter but on the floor lights both children have asma an are on breathing machines an steriods and we face eviction and he is getting unemployment but isnt enough he is applying for every job possible he has had a heart tranplaint so he has to be careful what kind of work he has driven for 28 years dump trucks every kind we dont an wont have the money to move with that if are lanlord does evict we will have to go an wont have money to move are lease has been up sense nov we got food recive medicade an 362 food stamps we need finacial help now that we tryied an tryied to get help now facing eviction because no one would help any thhing we can do ?? sirota@bellsouth.net 561 503 0524 we also are in dire need of diapers any fpl help furniture a kitchen table at least if we have a home to put it in dont understand we are tax payers an when we need the help we cant get why ??
Comment by christina — January 17, 2008 @ 11:57 am