[Gllug] [ot] unsolicited mail from LPI-UK

[lesleyb at herlug.org.uk]

On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 09:46:07AM +0000, Hari Sekhon wrote:
> Lesley Binks wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 03:28:00PM +0000, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> >   
> >> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 02:12:42PM +0000, Martin wrote:
> >>     
> >>> LPI-UK subscribed my personal email address to their UK "alumni" list 
> >>> and have used it to send UCE.
> >>>
> >>> I'm wondering if any other GLLUG members also got this message.  I'm 
> >>> currently awaiting a reply with an explanation as to how they got hold 
> >>> of my address.
> >>>       
> >> Well, I did but then I took several of their exams, so I'm hardly
> >> surprised by this.  They used an old address which would have been
> >> current when I signed up.
> >>
> >> LPI were offering free LPIC-1 tests at one of the London expos, about 7
> >> years ago.  Did you sit one of those?
> >>     
> > Well they certainly weren't there this year.
> >   
> Are you talking about the "Linux" Expo this year?
> 
> LPI were there but they weren't doing exams, I spoke to one of their 
> guys about skipping LPI1 and going straight to 2 or 3, but then there 
> don't seem to be many books around for LPI 2/3 either....
> 
> One of the few people who bothered turning up this year... but that is a 
> separate thread.
> 
I must have missed them :| I was there Saturday afternoon. 
Oh well would have been useful to have a chat 

Regards
Lesley
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