If you're serious about trying out the software and would seriously consider purchasing it, giving them an e-mail so a representative can contact you for support makes sense. Not really for like winzip, but if you're downloading a trial of a professional software package it's more professional, in my opinion, if after downloading it you get an e-mail from Bob Soandso and his phone number if you have any questions about how to use the software, etc.
I have to agree with the AC on this one, if you are really trying a piece of software then you should enter an email addr.
Personally I have my own domain and all emails sent to that domain goto the one mailbox by default, so when filling out a web form I will always use a different_name@mydomain for the name portion of the address. I always try to use a name similar to the company who want my address, for instance I would use redhat@mydomain when filling out a form on the redhat site. Then if I find that I am receiving alot of spam to a particular address I will then block all mails to that address in sendmail. I also try to find the sales and support email address of the company who sold my address to the spammers and I will sign up their address for newsletters from some of the sickest porn sites I can find.
I guess for most people this isn't an option but it works for me:)
I currently work for a web development company and it _seems_ to me that it is surviving on credit. A few time pay has been "delayed" because they are "waiting for funds". We have some pretty bright folks working here and I have suggested to managment that we need a forum for swapping ideas with them on what we can do and the current direction, But I am shot down everytime. The manages don't really want to know what we think.
Currently I am getting ready to leave and other are too.
Slashdot Mirror
2. No registration crap.
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If you're serious about trying out the software and would seriously consider purchasing it, giving them an e-mail so a representative can contact you for support makes sense. Not really for like winzip, but if you're downloading a trial of a professional software package it's more professional, in my opinion, if after downloading it you get an e-mail from Bob Soandso and his phone number if you have any questions about how to use the software, etc.
I have to agree with the AC on this one, if you are really trying a piece of software then you should enter an email addr.
Personally I have my own domain and all emails sent to that domain goto the one mailbox by default, so when filling out a web form I will always use a different_name@mydomain for the name portion of the address. I always try to use a name similar to the company who want my address, for instance I would use redhat@mydomain when filling out a form on the redhat site.
Then if I find that I am receiving alot of spam to a particular address I will then block all mails to that address in sendmail. I also try to find the sales and support email address of the company who sold my address to the spammers and I will sign up their address for newsletters from some of the sickest porn sites I can find.
I guess for most people this isn't an option but it works for me
True...
I currently work for a web development company and it _seems_ to me that it is surviving on credit. A few time pay has been "delayed" because they are "waiting for funds".
We have some pretty bright folks working here and I have suggested to managment that we need a forum for swapping ideas with them on what we can do and the current direction, But I am shot down everytime. The manages don't really want to know what we think.
Currently I am getting ready to leave and other are too.
Management needs to listern more.
My 2cents