unmonitored / 'do not reply' email addresses..

brightonman123

Isnt this against Data Protection Act? Not in full control of info they hold..

This email has been sent to you because you have opted to receive updates from (xyz...)

Please do not correspond with this email address. Its part of an automated system and the mailbox is not monitored.

AlecEiffel

I'd assume it's not against any laws. They've told you it's not monitored, it's set up from info you have previously given them, and it is most likely set to either auto delete anything that comes in if someone does reply, or bounce any incoming mail.

Mista_C

It's just an auto-responder, chances are there isn't even a mailbox attached to the address.

missile

I agree, it is quite annoying to receive these messages which are mostly spam. Asking to unsubscribe is a waste of time and I add the address to my blocked senders list.

RobTang

brightonman123 wrote: »

Isnt this against Data Protection Act? Not in full control of info they hold..

it is in control as soon as you send them something its deleted, or the address just doesn't exist and gets bounced back.

Its been a while since I looked at the act but back then it wasn't worth the paper it was written on, I doubt much has changed

stevemcol

'No reply' email addresses are a scourge in my view. Even from reputable companies, they are essentially saying 'we are telling you what we believe to be important, we have no interest in you reply'. It really annoys me. Could you imagine your bank writing to you and saying 'don't reply to this letter because we won't read it'. Perhaps I'm over analysing it!

johnmc

If you are getting loads from a particular company then find the email address of the CEO and other members of their board and redirect to them.