Coincizie

A propos de ce scriam mai demult, despre “cum sa te faci inteles“. Mai scurt – bine. Mai concis – mai bine. Mai multe intrebari pe care le anticipezi si la care raspunzi – bine!
Exemplu cu un mail de la mine catre cei de la VeriSign. Versiunea 1 si apoi versiunea finala:

VERSIUNEA 1: mult prea lunga si greu de inteles!

Good morning!

I’m interested in using the whois information in an automated fashion (script) to perform cca 10000 queries / day.

Our purpose is to help determine the spamminess of domain names – we analyze incoming spam and try to blacklist some of the domains in real time. Whois information could help because it contains the registration date and other interesting details on new domains.

I work for BitDefender – a security software vendor, and we are trying to fight spam and phishings. The permission to query the whois database with a modest daily amount would be very helpful, and noble in its purpose.

Thank you for your help,

Vlad Valceanu – Head of Antispam Research – BitDefender

 

VERSIUNEA 2: dupa 5 minute, redusa la jumate! Mult mai usor de citit. Mai putin verbe. Topica simplificata. Mai putine cuvinte inutile. Mai multe detalii. Mai bine.

Good morning!

I would like to ask for permission to use your whois information within a script (cca 10.000 queries / day), from a single IP.

We are contributing to a global blacklist of spam URLs and domains. The whois queries can help us decide the “spamminess” of certain domains – automatically.

I can give you more details if you’d like.

Thank you,

Vlad Valceanu – Head of Antispam Research – BitDefender

 

… si inca se putea mult mai bine, doar ca n-am avut timp sa il fac mai scurt si l-am trimis asa…