Thread: mail from colleges

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    mail from colleges

    What the heck? I just got the mail...St. Olaf College sent me four, yes, four things - today. Two identical postcards, and two identical envelopes. Welcome to the age of the computer, why not check the database to delete duplicate names?
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    Jim Smith
    James Smith
    James A. Smith
    Jim A. Smith


    You get the gist?

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    Matthew Hansen
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    No, I don't.
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    Well, often, the colleges don't send out the information. Instead, they can hire a company to do it for them.

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    why not check the database for duplicates entries

    Stephen Fritz 117 lynwood Beaconsfield quebec canada

    Dont think anyone else lives here. or check by postal code.
    Realy now some bad person programed that database =D

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    i hate the spam email i get. i get at least 5 or 6 emails a day from colleges...its annoying

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    I'm not too sure searching for duplicates can help. I've occassionally had mail from colleges that transposed my last name with someone else's.
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