Re: Too much "rich media" pushed to IW Fall 2000 journalists

From: Gil Lavie <lavie_at_incredimail.com>
Date: Thu 09 Nov 2000 15:58:40 -0500

MARCIA YUDKIN <marcia_at_clickz.com> WROTE:
> No, Rob, it's not just you! I'm on dial-up, using Web
> access to get my business email, and it burns me
> up when I see someone sending me an email message that
> takes 15 minutes to download and then I learn that it
> was someone sending an unsolicited media kit.
>
> These people go into a special file I have created
> called "clueless."

While Inbox indundation is irksome, especially when
large files are attached, we are all casting the blame
on the wrong address. It is not the wonderful world of
rich media or HTML that is to be blamed here but
rather, as Marcia said, "clueless" people who should
know better.

 The other day, a friend sent me a 10MB video clip.
WOW. REMEDY: Education and counter-measures.

I recommend using QuickDelete. You can find it on
Download.com. It allows you to preview the messages
from the server and simply delete the "useless and
clueless" ones.

I think such a functionality should be an integral part
of any email program. I know we're working on it.

Gil Lavie
VP Marketing
IncrediMail Ltd.





Received on Thu Nov 09 2000 - 14:58:40 CST