Seems the marketing department pounces (and cheats) at every opportunity. Yes, I've said it before. No, I'm not in a position to dump them and won't be for a while; also, I have other email accounts with different providers. It's just that I'm highly sensitized right now and think that knowledgeable computer users ought to occasionally be reminded of how prevalent this stuff is getting. And perhaps share my ire and sign up with some other outfit if the opportunity arises. Yesterday evening I did a nuke-n-pave switch from Kubuntu 18.04 LTS to Debian 10 KDE on the that laptop I'm writing from (interesting cautionary tale of woe behind that, and partially self-inflicted, but I'll save it for another occasion). Had to install a new instance of Thunderbird in a new system identity--the type of event that Comcast/Xfinity always seems to notice or want to get involved in in one way or another. Usually another. In this case: "Take your in-home WiFi to the next level" Email from Xfinity, 8:25 am. "...Introducing Xfi Complete. Get the complete peace of mind ... blah, blah, blah ...for only $25 more a month. ... If you do not wish to receive emails like this in the future, please click _here_" I did. See attached screenshot. Notice white NoScript icon (0 of 3 items blocked). All three links on the page dysfunctional. Dead. No way to actually communicate that I do not wish to receive such communications. Not that I should have to because, as I've previously written, I've already done it before. 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