EMail from Bryan Bailey

**vinylweatherman** · 16th February 2011, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Casinomeister

This is a confirmation mail sent out to subscribers of our newsletter. Yes, it's legit - and thanks for asking

I looked at the required fields and it's a bit too much. I used to use the addresses to mail Christmas cards years ago, but that's a bit overwhelming.

So for the Meister Mail, all that is required is name, email, gender, age and country.

Clicking a link in an email always rings the alarm bells, especially when it is a "funny" link that bears no relation to the site supposedly requesting the information.

The ONLY thing that separates this from the average phishing attempt is your command of the English language, which is usually one way to spot a phishing or spam email.

Security advice is to ALWAYS avoid clicking on a link in an email; instead type the URL into the browser, and log in to what you can be pretty certain is the REAL site, and enter/check/update your profile there.

This "update your profile" is a pretty common way to conduct phishing, along with "scare" consequenses that would follow for ignoring the request. It is possible that many CM subscribers are deleting this in the belief it is phishing, and many spam filters may also be preventing this from getting through.

I have NOT received this email, and I don't believe I have EVER seen any such request from CM apart from the INITIAL one when I first joined, or subscribed to something.

**rockycatt** · 17th February 2011, 05:11 AM

I HAVENT GOT IT YET

**Casinomeister** · 17th February 2011, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by vinylweatherman

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I have NOT received this email, and I don't believe I have EVER seen any such request from CM apart from the INITIAL one when I first joined, or subscribed to something.

You're not listed as a subscriber - which I find a little odd. You've been missing out on years worth of reviews, commentaries, conference reports, jokes, meanderings, and general jovial jocularities.

Originally Posted by rockycatt

I HAVENT GOT IT YET

You confirmed on November 05, 2008 - that's why.

**vinylweatherman** · 17th February 2011, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Casinomeister

You're not listed as a subscriber - which I find a little odd. You've been missing out on years worth of reviews, commentaries, conference reports, jokes, meanderings, and general jovial jocularities.

You confirmed on November 05, 2008 - that's why.

I actually DO get the Meistermail, so I AM a subscriber. It seems something is up with your system, and it is sending the mails to people who are NOT listed as subscribers as far as it is concerned.

I subscribed long ago, so maybe this has been "lost" somewhere in the current system, but I am still on the mailing list, so have never seen the need to resubscribe, and have never seen any repeat confirmation email.

**pobeda** · 17th February 2011, 10:05 PM

Just got this in my inbox from Bryan Bailey" <casinomeister@topica.email-publisher.com

Should have search forum before posting

sorry about that, already found my answer. Admins, please delete this post, if possible

**rainmaker** · 17th February 2011, 10:09 PM

We had a thread about this yesterday.

The mail is real

**maxd** · 18th February 2011, 06:17 AM

Threads merged.

**Casinomeister** · 18th February 2011, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by vinylweatherman

I actually DO get the Meistermail, so I AM a subscriber. It seems something is up with your system, and it is sending the mails to people who are NOT listed as subscribers as far as it is concerned.
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I found your account. It was under your other email address (non-vinylman). You confirmed your subscription October 14, 2004.

I can't send out emails to people that haven't subscribed. There is nothing up with the system - there are just a lot of people who have never confirmed their subscription that's all, and they're the ones who are receiving the email.

Out of the 4500 subscribers, 1370 have not confirmed their subscription yet. I'm just trying to clean house that's all.

**pevangel** · 18th February 2011, 10:18 AM

So if you do not get an email confirmation does that me you already confirmed your subscription before?

pevangel

**Casinomeister** · 18th February 2011, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by pevangel

So if you do not get an email confirmation does that me you already confirmed your subscription before?

pevangel

That is correct. Also, there is a link at the bottom of each newsletter that allows you to confirm or update your profile. I can also check this for you if you forward me the email you've subscribed with.