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The United States Law Called COPPA
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If You Tell Me You Are Less Than 13 Years Old
A new law called COPPA went into effect in April, 2000. The United States Government doesn't want me to collect "personal information" about "children".
"Personal information" includes:
Your full name (you can use your first or last, but not both)
Your email address
Your website URL (at least, I consider it "personal information" even though the rules don't)
Any other personal information that would let someone identify you.
If you tell me you are less than 13 years old, and if you subscribe to my newsletter, I must delete your subscription. If I don't delete your subscription, the Federal Trade Commission might try to fine me $10,000!
Other Ezine Stuff
All About TestZine, My Ezine: This page tells about my ezine, where it came from, how to subscribe . . . the whole banana.
NB: This ezine is fully functional, but there isn't really a newsletter. TestZine lets me test my system. It also lets the curious subscribe, unsubscribe and get a sample issue without really really signing up for anything. ««»»
Unsubscribe from TestZine: I'd hate to lose you, but if you need to unsubscribe, this page will take care of that.
NB: This is where you go to unsubscribe. Of course, there isn't really a newsletter. TestZine lets me test my system. It also lets the curious subscribe, unsubscribe and get a sample issue without really signing up for anything. ««»»
Previous Issues of TestZine: This page links to the archive of TestZine issues.
NB: This newsletter is just for testing. There isn't really a newsletter. TestZine lets me test my system. It also lets the curious subscribe, unsubscribe and get a sample issue without really signing up for anything. ««»»
History of Changes to TestZine: Describes the history of TestZine, with emphasis on the technical changes I've made since starting it, including moving to
Gammadyne, adding double-opt-in and complying with CAN-SPAM.
NB: This subscription is fully functional, but there isn't really a newsletter. TestZine lets me test my system. It also lets the curious subscribe, unsubscribe and get a sample issue without really signing up for anything. ««»»
TestZine Privacy Policy: The short version of my privacy policy for my TestZine ezine. It explains that I do not spam. Period. And, I do not sell, lend or release your subscription
information to anyone for any reason.
NB: Even though there isn't really a newsletter, there really is a privacy policy. TestZine exists to let me test my system. It also lets the curious subscribe, unsubscribe and get a sample issue without really signing up for anything. ««»»
Other Ezines I Offer
All About Snippets, My Free Ezine: This page tells about my free ezine (newsletter), where it came from, how to subscribe . . . the whole banana. ««»»
List Management Information
Best Practices of Email, Ezine and List Management: The organization known as MAPS (Mail Abuse Prevention System) once published a list it called "Basic Mailing List Management
Principles for Preventing Abuse". I used this list as the starting point to create my own "Best Practices" which I follow in managing my lists. ««»»
List Email Headers: An explanation of the RFC standard headers which should be used on emails for lists and ezines. Also identifies the supplementary user-defined fields I use on my ezines, as well as RFC standard email addresses ezine publishers should implement. ««»»
Gammadyne Mailer:
I use the Gammadyne Mailer for all my ezines. This page provides more information about that use, including summary information about the data I keep, the functions I've custom programmed and how to access my TestZine if you want to try it out. ««»»
CAN-SPAM Is Stupid: A personal rant about the U. S. federal law known as known as CAN-SPAM. While it is supposedly designed to help eliminate email spam, I think the law is stupid. The article also provides links to CAN-SPAM resources. ««»»
I Use Gammadyne Mailer
I began using the Gammadyne Mailer in late 2002. It is possible to use it very simply, almost out of the box. But it also features a very complete internal programming language to let you do just about anything you want. And, it keeps all the information on my PC in an Access database, where I know the information is secure and under my control.
It is screaming software. I strongly recommend Gammadyne Mailer.
PS: You can test drive my implementation of the Gammadyne Mailer just to see how it works. I created a TestZine to let me test my programming. You can test it too. Subscribe and receive a "sample issue". You can even try out some of the tests I perform, like subscribing twice in a row, or subscribing when I'm already subscribed or unsubscribing when I'm not subscribed, just to see how it handles these "special conditions". Just go to my TestZine page.
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All About TestZine, My Ezine
