> I would call it targeted email.Perhaps, but many recipients would call it spam.
A lot of
people have a very low tolerance for unsolicited e-mail.
Anyone harvesting
the whois database for a mass mailing will
experience a nasty backlash -- not
just because of the content,
but simply because it's unsolicited.
There may
be legitimate uses for unsolicited mass mailings,
and this may even be one of
them, but the spammers (most of
whom seem to think they're performing a public
service) have
ruined the whole concept. The ISP of any "script kiddie"
who
does this will receive hundreds of complaints, and will
probably shut down his
account.