>I've personnally had some list vendors completely ignore me (even phone calls,
>and ever after offering to sell me specific parts I requested on the list)
>and others respond right away in a very helpful manor. I haven't figured out
>any pattern, or any reason why I would be ignored by some vendors, but I am.
>
>I've seen random postings from others this has happened to as well. I'm not
>sure why it happens. Perhaps list vendors have spam filters that are too
>agressive, perhaps they just pick and choose their customers, I don't know.

I came across this e-mailing Weddle Engineering (not a list vendor
but...) when I wanted to order adaptor axles etc. No reply no reply
no reply... finally I redid the subject: "is anyone home at Weddle?"
That got a response. Chris weddle replied to say that they get so
much spam  that they prefer NOT to use e-mail and don't really do
much checking of their in-box, or words to that effect. I think he
just casts an eye down the list and see if anything catches it... as
mine did.

Looks like some like Weddle don't use filters and are buried under
piles of electronic crap; others may use filters which grab all sorts
of wanted mail... I had this problem with Eudora, and eventually
stopped using filters.

re e-mails without subject... if the sender can't be bothered filling
the subject line, why bother opening it?
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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