Just got an email that says it's only for admins

[Herrenberg]

From: Badger & Blade <[email protected]>

It begins:

Hi Herrenberg!

This is a test of the Threadloom Newsletter sent just to admin.

Any idea what is going on here? I am not an admin, as far as I know.

 

[rbscebu]

It's a spam email. If you do a search for threadloom and read about it, you will understand.

 

[Herrenberg]

Ah. "Threadloom is a company that is used to create user engagement."

I don't know what possible goal they could have had in mind, sending this to me, but they certainly created user engagement with this user's Delete key.

Update: Wait. How did they associate my email address with my nick?

 

[cleanshaved]

Did you received that through B&B conversation? If so hit the report button on it.

 

[Herrenberg]

Did you received that through B&B conversation? If so hit the report button on it.

No. Those are from a very different email address. And they show up in my conversations.

 

[Fred D]

Update: Wait. How did they associate my email address with my nick?

That's a very good question.

 

[Herrenberg]

I am having trouble figuring out what, besides a hack, or an impossible betrayal by someone with whom I have corresponded on the forum, could have given these people my email address and my nick, together.

 

[KeenDogg]

@Herringberg NOT A HACK. WE ARE TESTING A NEWSLETTER ADD-ON. You have recieved this in error. If anyone else recieves it, please report it here. Thank you.

 

[SpecialK]

I think @Nick maybe just accidentally sent his test newsletter to everyone LOL

 

[Nick]

Indeed, mea culpa! The third party service was set to strictly email to a user group of 4 people; however, it looks like it went to everyone. I will touch base with them.

The goal is a monthly newsletter, but this should not have gone to everyone. You can opt out from emails like this at any time by changing your notification settings. Make sure to uncheck “Receive news and update emails”

 

[Legion]

For the record, Nick is not a Nigerian prince, and he will not be depositing $10,000,000 in your account.

 

[Nick]

For the record, Nick is not a Nigerian prince, and he will not be depositing $10,000,000 in your account.

Lies! Here’s the deal. I’ve got 40 pallets of NOS QED Sandalwood soap sitting in Ugandan customs. All I need is for you to Venmo me $47 to pay the export and demurrage, and I’ll make your lather richer than your wildest dreams.

 

[rbscebu]

Does this mean that threadloom will have access to the email addresses of all the thousands of B&B members?

Not bad for them from a marketing point of view, the email addresses of a large group who have an interest in wet shaving.

 

[cleanshaved]

Nick is the real deal, he'll fill all ya boots with rich lather.

 

[KeenDogg]

Phew! I'm just glad it wasn't about my cars extended warranty!

 

[Rhody]

Phew! I'm just glad it wasn't about my cars extended warranty!

No hey just call several times … an hour.

 

[luvmysuper]

Does this mean that threadloom will have access to the email addresses of all the thousands of B&B members?

No. Just yours.

 

[SpecialK]

Does this mean that threadloom will have access to the email addresses of all the thousands of B&B members?

Not bad for them from a marketing point of view, the email addresses of a large group who have an interest in wet shaving.

I mean....Threadloom isn't a marketing company. They're a newsletter service. So yeah, they have access to email address of anyone their service is sending email to. Just like Mailchimp, mailgun, Amazon SES, Sparkpost, Mailjet, Mad Mimi, Sendgrid, and any other number of newsletter services that websites use to send newsletters....The service kind of needs access to an email address in order to send mail to the email address....

 

[rbscebu]

I mean....Threadloom isn't a marketing company. They're a newsletter service. So yeah, they have access to email address of anyone their service is sending email to. Just like Mailchimp, mailgun, Amazon SES, Sparkpost, Mailjet, Mad Mimi, Sendgrid, and any other number of newsletter services that websites use to send newsletters....The service kind of needs access to an email address in order to send mail to the email address....

Thanks. That's why I have a special email address for forums and such.

 

[Lefonque]

For the record, Nick is not a Nigerian prince, and he will not be depositing $10,000,000 in your account.

Hah!