http://www.snark.com/e-mail/

Snark does NOT perform mass-mailing or "spam" services. We only send three types of e-mail:

1. Invoices to Snark customers.
2. Limited-distribution personal e-mail addressed to individuals (usually friends or acquaintences of Snark personnel).
3. Messages to users who have explicitly subscribed to mailing lists maintained by Snark.

How Do I Become a Customer?

One commercial e-mail is all it takes to become a Snark customer! By sending your first commercial e-mail to providers of this service, you agree to pay the reasonable sum of $500. Due to the high demand, the discount for repeat business has been discontinued. Each e-mail is now billed at the full price of $500.

What is "Commercial E-Mail"?

Commercial e-mail is any e-mail that...

• is sent to more than one recipient by someone who is not a personal acquaintence of the individual who processes the e-mail (see Services Provided to the Customer).
• promotes any service, product, or web site for which the sender receives any financial benefit.
• is not sent by a human being.

Any e-mail meeting ANY of the above criteria for "commercial e-mail" is subject to the Snark commercial e-mail charge unless:

• such correspondence was explicitly requested by the recipient.
• correspondence is a notification that commercial e-mail was sent from a site affiliated with the recipient.

Is My Company Eligible For One Free Commercial E-Mail?

No. Snark is not in the business of providing free advertising. There is no "free trial" or "grace" e-mail. As stated above, the first time you use Snark, you become a customer, and are billed the initial $500. No exceptions. By sending commercial e-mail to Snark, you agree to these terms.

What is the "Service" Provided?

Services provided to the customer:

• Storage: The e-mail is stored in Provider's mailbox for a period of time.
• Processing: Provider processes the e-mail to determine whether or not it is commercial.
• Interaction: When e-mail is determined to be commercial, Provider sends an invoice to the customer.
• Data Replication: Provider optionally forwards the e-mail to various postmasters and InterNIC contacts.
• Data Management: Provider deletes the e-mail.
• Promotional: Provider agrees not to purchase any customer products or visit any customer web pages as a result of your use of this service (accidental purchases or visits may occur, but will be avoided).
• Financial: Provider makes an effort to avoid providing any financial benefit to customers in the future.
• Connectivity: Provider optionally asks the customer's Internet service provider to deny access.

Services provided to other Internet e-mail users:

• Reduced Commercial E-Mail: Mass e-mailings or "spams" which include Snark Commercial E-Mail Providers are no longer free -- this discourages "spammers".
• Compensation: The Commercial E-Mail Service idea is free for anyone who wishes to offer the service (Snark does not claim sole ownership of this concept).

How Do I Become a Provider?

To become a provider of Snark Commercial E-Mail Service, simply insert the following HTML in your web page:

<a href="http://www.snark.com/e-mail/"><img width=120 height=50
src="http://www.snark.com/e-mail/images/snarksp.gif" border=0
alt="Provider of Snark Commercial E-Mail Service"></a>


I recommend that you download a copy of snarksp.gif and make a local reference, though. If you do not have a white background, you might prefer to use snarksp2.gif, which has a button-like look (see below).

Feel free to use the sample invoice, but please modify it to contain your name, address, etc.

Below is a summary of the legal basis for this service:

United States Code Title 47, Section 227(a)(2)(B) states that a computer, modem, and/or printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine. Section 227(b)(1)(C) states that it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment. Section 227(b)(3)(C) states that a violation of the aforementioned Section is punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for each violation.