My name is Terence Golla.  I live in Coweta, Oklahoma (outside of Tulsa,
OK).  I'm a hobbyist beekeeper.  I'm also Vice President of NEOBA
(Northeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association).  For a living I'm an Internet
Stratigest with my own business (http://www.CimarronRavine.com).

The reason I tell you these thing is that I've recently been the topic of
discuss on this e-mail list along with a Web site I manage called
http://www.LocalHoneyForSale.com.  As such, I would like to clear up some
of the confusion.

Let's start with the unsolicited e-mail.  Yes, I have sent many a simple
introduction to our site.  The e-mail addresses have been found while
browsing other beekeeping related sites.  This is a very simple way to let
others know about the site and it's benefits.  We are not subscribing to
large Spam list, we are not out capturing e-mail list from list servers,
etc.  It's less dramatic than this.  I browse beekeeping site reading
information, find an e-mail address and send an introduction through our
web software.  Our system is extremely sophisticated and PREVENTS anyone
having received an introduction from receiving another such e-mail.  This
is all part of our effort to prevent Spam.

We don't sell these e-mail addresses or any member information.  This is
against all of our policies and my scruples.  We do sell advertising for
which you may have guessed can be targeted at those buying local honey and
beekeepers.  If you find this commercialistic, I'm sorry.  I honestly don't
expect to make a proffit on the site, but I will not appoligize for trying
to support this sites cost for monthly hosting and site development.  It's
currently cost $50 per month to host the site and we estimate that
development cost are over $20,000.  So for the inconvience of a banner ad
or advertising text in the newsletter you get a great FREE service.  Not to
mention the monthly contest with great prizes!

We are currently limited to North America.  The sites development has a two
year plan and we may go global but that requires multiple languages, etc.
We just don't have the staff or money right now.  On the flip side we have
a targeted audience and the top Internet inabled population in the world.

Beyond these items it appears that I would and will improve the site by
giving it a more personal touch.  I do appolige for the comment about
providing social security numbers.  What a mistake!  The orginal policy
statement came for an extremely secure site (banking/credit approval).
Developers are not the brightest people when it comes to common sense and I
simply missed this when proofing the site.  We don't want you social
security number!  In fact, you can hide your address and phone number from
appearing in any search results.  And we never give out your e-mail
address. We simple forward any messages to you.

I understand that the Internet is a scary thing and that paranoia on the
Web often runs rampant.  I do appreciate those who commented about
contacting us for more information.  Good, honest people do run this site
and I hope you will check it out.  We are always looking for ways to
improve the site and your comments are always welcome.

Sincerely,
Terence Golla
Local Honey For Sale
http://www.LocalHoneyForSale.com


Reference E-mails...
033086  00/09/2914:1637unsolicitated email
033087  00/09/2914:2126Re: unsolicitated email
033088  00/09/2915:1340Re: unsolicitated email
033089  00/09/2917:0323localhoneyforsale
033090  00/09/2917:3366Re: unsolicitated email
033109  00/10/0118:5467Re: localhoneyforsale
033111  00/10/0209:1354Re: unsolicitated email and Beekeeping Classified Ads