[wellylug] VMWare LUG Programme

[Jethro Carr]

On Thu, 2004-01-01 at 22:32, Ewen McNeill wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I received a very badly formatting message from VMWare earlier this month,
> which my spam filter caught and I've only just found (the message had
> invalid MIME encoding, a section which it claims was 7-bit us-ascii
> which has smart quotes in it, an invalidly formatted date/timestamp, 
> poor line breaks, etc).
> 
> As far as I can tell it is genuinely from VMWare, and it was sent to
> me because I'm hosting the Wellylug website.  As best I can tell it's
> offering some combination of a free VMWare Workstation copy to me/the
> LUG president, plus a rebate for LUG members who the LUG registers
> with VMWare.  
> 
> Personally I'm inclined to agree with my spam filter and discard this
> as spam.  But VMWare Workstation can be a useful product (I already have
> two more VMWare Workstation licenses than I'm actually using...) and
> perhaps some members are interested in the promotion.  A tidied up copy
> of the VMWare unsolicited mailout is below.
> 
> I'm not willing to register with VMWare like this; I really don't want
> more junk mail.  But perhaps some one else is willing to sacrifice their
> email address for this purpose.
> 
> Ewen
I know that you can run windows with VMWare, but can you run software
like games with direct x?

I also noted that we have no listings of who to contact as the lug
president, and the webmaster email was wrong.....

I've fixed these things, in the new version I'll be uploading when
Ewen's ready (please don't ask, I'll send an email about the changes).


> 
> -=- cut here -=-
> From: "The VMware Team" <lug at vmware.com>
> To: webmaster at naos.co.nz
> Subject: VMware LUG Promotion
> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:17:04
> Message-Id: <20031217233229.BCCDF7368B at mailout3.vmware.com>
> 
> As the President or primary contact of your local Linux User's Group
> (LUG), we'd like to give you a free copy of VMware Workstation, and
> make an offer to the members of your LUG.
> 
> We recognize you're on the forefront of developments in information
> technology, and your colleagues depend on you for guidance in critical
> systems education and decisions.
> 
> We'd like to thank you for the support you've shown VMware in the past,
> and continue to assist you in your mission.
> 
> We're pleased to announce a special program for the benefit
> of LUG presidents and members.
> 
> **********************************************************************
> For a limited time, we would like to give you a fully functional
> licensed copy of VMware Workstation, absolutely free.
> **********************************************************************
> 
> In return we ask only that you fill out the attached survey and that if
> you appreciate the product and its capabilities, you recommend VMware
> products to your clients, colleagues, user group, feature the VMware
> logo on your website, and generally endorse us.  You may fill out the
> survey electronically and email it to us at lug at vmware.com or fax it to
> us at 650-618-2723 along with your contact information (name,
> organization, address, city, state, zip, email).  Outside of the US,
> please fax to 011-650-618-2723.
> 
> **********************************************************************
> In addition, we would like to provide your LUG members with a similar
> benefit. If you send us a list of your members' names and email
> addresses (with their permission!), when they support our Linux
> development efforts by purchasing a copy of VMware Workstation, we will
> send them a $100 rebate.  The program for Linux group members will
> begin on December 22, 2003.
> ***********************************************************************
> 
> In the next 6 weeks, we'll also be providing all registrants with a
> referral code. This code will both provide your colleagues with a 5%
> discount off of VMware Workstation and provide you with 15 VMware
> Points when they purchase it on our web site. Approximately every 6
> weeks, we'll send you a statement of your points earned, at which point
> you can redeem them for various product and merchandise.
> 
> *****************************
> Please make sure your LUG is listed at www.linux.org or
> http://lugww.counter.li.org/groups.cms so we can verify your status as
> a user group.
> *****************************
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> The VMware Team
> 
> [followed by an attachment of a PDF file; email me off the list if
> you want a copy of it]
> -=- cut here -=-
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-- Jethro

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