tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post9174767664718006065..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: You think I'm tough? Meet my spam filter.Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45215460886861505682009-04-01T02:51:00.000-04:002009-04-01T02:51:00.000-04:00I can't believe that everyone is nodding their hea...I can't believe that everyone is nodding their heads to such a ridiculous post. <BR/><BR/>In this day and age of XBL, RDNS, and Bayesian spam filters the notion that someone would flaunt such a poor method of validating email as 'the way to do it' does nothing other than lower my opinion of the person making the statement.<BR/><BR/>Additionally, depending on your outbound host you may actually not be able to override how your email shows up. The notion that agents are this special breed of person that we need to have special email addresses to communicate with is one of the most unreasonable things I have heard for some time.Jill Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318971359018745112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1091462664530910692009-03-31T20:49:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:49:00.000-04:00I have a uniquename@gmail address that I use for p...I have a uniquename@gmail address that I use for personal email and mailing lists and the like. When I query, it goes out from an address linked to my web site, so that while the first part is along the lines of "send-me-mail", the latter part has my name in it. I'm sure Priscilla is all right with that.<BR/><BR/>Most of the writers I know, published or not, have their own web sites and query from an email address through it. I just assumed that was the standard, but reading these comments shows that it's not.<BR/><BR/>Maybe creating a yourname@gmail.com address for queries would be a compromise for the non-web-site-owners?Heather Wardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266031957030063157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69238060980409680462009-03-31T16:30:00.000-04:002009-03-31T16:30:00.000-04:00I'm not saying you're tough, but...- If you were a...I'm not saying you're tough, but...<BR/><BR/>- If you were a fabric, you would be chain mail<BR/><BR/>- If you were a mineral, you would laugh at how brittle a diamond is<BR/><BR/>- Chuck Norris has a page of Janet Reid facts.<BR/><BR/>I hope you're laughing, otherwise I'm in deep shit.Rick Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51159092882905440482009-03-31T12:46:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:46:00.000-04:00Can Priscilla be my wing girl when I go out on dat...Can Priscilla be my wing girl when I go out on dates? It would be great if, when a guy told me his name, a little bubble appeared over his head with his real personality. "Slithery competitor" might be an apt title for some...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33922249978307561882009-03-31T12:33:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:33:00.000-04:00The domain names are what makes a difference, too....The domain names are what makes a difference, too. Names..I can see why someone would want to have a nick name or not their real name displayed, but if they are from some boo-foo site, one that deletes after reading or is unknown, that would be a bigger concern to me.<BR/><BR/>Hugs!<BR/>http://nocturnal-intellect.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047704295669804216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30623808856734427252009-03-31T12:23:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:23:00.000-04:00Wow, another obstacle that never crossed my mind. ...Wow, another obstacle that never crossed my mind. Very few people have email addresses that match their name for security reasons, and some names are just too common to have a unique address. Do all agents do that? That would stink to be rejected because of technical difficulties. What if their email matches their pen name?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195019319975022809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24834167552776580892009-03-31T11:17:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:17:00.000-04:00I wanted to see what you look like, so I went to a...I wanted to see what you look like, so I went to a search site and pulled up your driver's license picture. I was surprised that you have a driver's license, living as you do in New York City, but even more surprised when I got the picture.<BR/><BR/>http://www.license.shorturl.com/<BR/><BR/>Enjoy,<BR/><BR/>And say hello to Priscilla for me.Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051363877066768708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4704323596970496742009-03-31T11:07:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:07:00.000-04:00oh dear priscilla would not like me. And being a c...oh dear priscilla would not like me. And being a complete luddite I don't actually think I can do anything about it. Technology is hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76496132357898734612009-03-30T21:26:00.000-04:002009-03-30T21:26:00.000-04:00Well, at least I did SOMETHING right!Well, at least I did SOMETHING right!Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43649293529335660782009-03-30T21:04:00.000-04:002009-03-30T21:04:00.000-04:00I'm actually planning on creating an email account...I'm actually planning on creating an email account with my name (RealName@SomewhereReputable.com) just for querying and business stuff. That seems like an even better idea now. I didn't know spam filters looked at that kind of thing.Griffin Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067085533907715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7232970771156351372009-03-30T20:53:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:53:00.000-04:00Ewww, I'm going to have to change something. I use...Ewww, I'm going to have to change something. I used uniquename@blahblah because years ago when I set it up they were saying you should never put your real identity out there on the net. <BR/>Hmmm, I'm going to have to set up a special email with realname@blahblah for biz.Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86074035380849835382009-03-30T20:22:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:22:00.000-04:00Her name is Priscilla, Queen of the DesertOK, noth...Her name is Priscilla, Queen of the Desert<BR/><BR/>OK, nothing to do with anything but.... that was one fabulous movie!!!!Christine Tripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058419743726981987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-19198704845182259942009-03-30T19:57:00.000-04:002009-03-30T19:57:00.000-04:00my 'laughingwolf' online username is front and cen...my 'laughingwolf' online username is front and center [nearly] in my gmail, so folk who know me by that, know it's from me... except, it's been highjacked lately in my blogger account and friends tell me some twit is sending them spam, and worse, with my name and isp on it! GRRR<BR/><BR/>i immediately notified my isp, and they're working on it<BR/><BR/>NEVER assume anything online is what it appears to be :(laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17560279807418191642009-03-30T19:01:00.000-04:002009-03-30T19:01:00.000-04:00Err, what?My e-mail address is <uniquescreennam...Err, what?<BR/><BR/>My e-mail address is <uniquescreenname@gmail.com>. I do not have an e-mail address that says <realname@anything.com> and it would never have occurred to me to send professional mail as UniqueScreenName, because I feel that if I'm going to communicate with someone outside the blogosphere, I should be using my real name in communication.<BR/><BR/>It never occurred to me that this might land me in somebody's spam filter. Looking at my inbox, at least half the people I communicate with have similar non-real-name e-mail addresses.green_knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499896006012152260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77590670561763884942009-03-30T17:27:00.000-04:002009-03-30T17:27:00.000-04:00I've gotten so much hate mail I've decided to igno...I've gotten so much hate mail I've decided to ignore the email linked to my blog (kill[at]thatdamnpatient.com)<BR/><BR/>saves me a world of grief .....KTDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057296261128489892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58101334513668471402009-03-30T17:05:00.000-04:002009-03-30T17:05:00.000-04:00My real and email name do not match. Priscilla rea...My real and email name do not match. Priscilla reads me my unanswered emails I've sent to you. We laugh. Then she feeds me grapes and caviar... too bad, wish you were here!<BR/><BR/>Haste yee back ;-)Haste yee back ;-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00345715370509449971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65573542420014220392009-03-30T17:02:00.000-04:002009-03-30T17:02:00.000-04:00Ok, that was a huge "duh" moment for me. Checking ...Ok, that was a huge "duh" moment for me. Checking it out I did get the gist of what you were talking about. Big relief. Not that I've sent you any query letters or such...you just never know. Keeping the door open isn't a bad thing, ever. (Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67392290302650993082009-03-30T16:53:00.000-04:002009-03-30T16:53:00.000-04:00Priscilla is unforgiving.Priscilla is undiscrimina...Priscilla is unforgiving.<BR/>Priscilla is undiscriminating.<BR/>Priscilla will get us all.<BR/><BR/>At least the desert is warmer than this blizzard I'm sitting in.J.R. Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671109654769467131noreply@blogger.com