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    Hello,

    My name is Roger Wetzels and I submitted my sponsorship request form for my event called ZuydLAN 2012 last night, and I got a email sent back to me saying that it was deemed as spam, so i'm not sure it got through, below is the email that was sent back to me. :

    I'm sorry to inform you that the message below could not be delivered.
    When delivery was attempted, the following error was returned.


    : host vmail.seed.net.tw[139.175.252.15] said: 550
    Spam suspect,Your are not Hotmail Server (in reply to RCPT TO command)


    --Doorgestuurd bericht in de bijlage--
    Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:29:34 -0800
    From: rogerwetzels@hotmail.com
    To: marketing@patriotmem.com
    Subject: LAN Sponsorship Request

    FROM: Roger Wetzels
    EMAIL: rogerwetzels@hotmail.com
    Phone: 011-31-643216240

    Event Name: ZuydLAN 2012
    Website: http://www.hszuydlan.nl
    Years Held: 3
    Location: Heerlen, The Netherlands
    Event Date: 02-05-2012 / 04-05-2012
    Expected Attendees: > 150
    Registered Attendees: ~30
    Top seeds or Clans: -
    Games Played: Call of Duty 4, Starcraft II, Counter Strike Source, Unreal Tournament

    Promo/Prizes requested:
    Hardware Prizes or Promo items for winning attendees. Patriot may sponsor us in any way the wish, we have no specific wishes.

    Other Sponsors:
    None yet, sponsorship requests still in progress.

    Last year's sponsors : Zuyd University, Logitech, Cisco, BAWLS, SteelSeries, Fractal Design, Zalman,

    How event is promoted:
    Promotion includes : Posters, Banners, Flyers, Social Media. We're also negotiating TV, Newspaper, And Radio advertisements in our region.

    How will Patriot memory be promoted:
    Main sponsors will be prominently displayed on our website and will also be included in the Posters, Banners, Flyers etc.

    Any promotional material provided bij Patriot will be used during the event.
    Last edited by Roger Wetzels; 01-23-2012 at 05:25 PM. Reason: misspell

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Wetzels View Post
    Hello,

    My name is Roger Wetzels and I submitted my sponsorship request form for my event called ZuydLAN 2012 last night, and I got a email sent back to me saying that it was deemed as spam, so i'm not sure it got through, below is the email that was sent back to me. :

    I'm sorry to inform you that the message below could not be delivered.
    When delivery was attempted, the following error was returned.


    : host vmail.seed.net.tw[139.175.252.15] said: 550
    Spam suspect,Your are not Hotmail Server (in reply to RCPT TO command)


    --Doorgestuurd bericht in de bijlage--
    Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:29:34 -0800
    From: rogerwetzels@hotmail.com
    To: marketing@patriotmem.com
    Subject: LAN Sponsorship Request

    FROM: Roger Wetzels
    EMAIL: rogerwetzels@hotmail.com
    Phone: 011-31-643216240

    Event Name: ZuydLAN 2012
    Website: http://www.hszuydlan.nl
    Years Held: 3
    Location: Heerlen, The Netherlands
    Event Date: 02-05-2012 / 04-05-2012
    Expected Attendees: > 150
    Registered Attendees: ~30
    Top seeds or Clans: -
    Games Played: Call of Duty 4, Starcraft II, Counter Strike Source, Unreal Tournament

    Promo/Prizes requested:
    Hardware Prizes or Promo items for winning attendees. Patriot may sponsor us in any way the wish, we have no specific wishes.

    Other Sponsors:
    None yet, sponsorship requests still in progress.

    Last year's sponsors : Zuyd University, Logitech, Cisco, BAWLS, SteelSeries, Fractal Design, Zalman,

    How event is promoted:
    Promotion includes : Posters, Banners, Flyers, Social Media. We're also negotiating TV, Newspaper, And Radio advertisements in our region.

    How will Patriot memory be promoted:
    Main sponsors will be prominently displayed on our website and will also be included in the Posters, Banners, Flyers etc.

    Any promotional material provided bij Patriot will be used during the event.
    Hello,

    Let me go ahead and ping the Marketing Dept for you. Thanks for your patience.

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    I'm having the same issue.

    I submitted from my @ArchetypeGaming.com address as well as my @Gmail.com address, both were rejected as 'possible spam'.

    Is there a better way to submit a request?


    "This is the Spam & Virus Firewall at barracuda.patriotmem.com.

    I'm sorry to inform you that the message below could not be delivered.
    When delivery was attempted, the following error was returned.


    : host vmail.seed.net.tw[139.175.252.15] said: 550
    Spam suspect,Your are not Gmail Server (in reply to RCPT TO command)

    Final-Recipient: rfc822; jwang@patriotmemory.com.tw
    Action: failed
    Status: 5.0.0
    Diagnostic-Code: X-Spam-&-Virus-Firewall; host
    vmail.seed.net.tw[139.175.252.15] said: 550 Spam suspect,Your are not Gmail
    Server (in reply to RCPT TO command)


    ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    From: Reed Scarfino
    To: marketing@patriotmem.com
    Cc:
    Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:35:15 -0500
    Subject: Archetype Gaming's Second Annual Children's Miracle Network CHARITY LAN!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by DAMAGE View Post
    I'm having the same issue.

    I submitted from my @ArchetypeGaming.com address as well as my @Gmail.com address, both were rejected as 'possible spam'.

    Is there a better way to submit a request?


    "This is the Spam & Virus Firewall at barracuda.patriotmem.com.

    I'm sorry to inform you that the message below could not be delivered.
    When delivery was attempted, the following error was returned.


    : host vmail.seed.net.tw[139.175.252.15] said: 550
    Spam suspect,Your are not Gmail Server (in reply to RCPT TO command)

    Final-Recipient: rfc822; jwang@patriotmemory.com.tw
    Action: failed
    Status: 5.0.0
    Diagnostic-Code: X-Spam-&-Virus-Firewall; host
    vmail.seed.net.tw[139.175.252.15] said: 550 Spam suspect,Your are not Gmail
    Server (in reply to RCPT TO command)


    ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    From: Reed Scarfino
    To: marketing@patriotmem.com
    Cc:
    Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:35:15 -0500
    Subject: Archetype Gaming's Second Annual Children's Miracle Network CHARITY LAN!"
    Hey DAMAGE,

    We're looking into the issue. For now, I have pinged our Marketing Dept to contact you.

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    I received the same error:

    This is the Spam & Virus Firewall at barracuda.patriotmem.com.

    I'm sorry to inform you that the message below could not be delivered.
    When delivery was attempted, the following error was returned.


    : host vmail.seed.net.tw[139.175.252.15] said: 550
    Spam suspect,Your are not Gmail Server (in reply to RCPT TO command)

    Final-Recipient: rfc822; jwang@patriotmemory.com.tw
    Action: failed
    Status: 5.0.0
    Diagnostic-Code: X-Spam-&-Virus-Firewall; host
    vmail.seed.net.tw[139.175.252.15] said: 550 Spam suspect,Your are not Gmail
    Server (in reply to RCPT TO command)


    ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    From: Caleb Tote
    To: marketing@patriotmem.com
    Cc:
    Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:59:35 -0400
    Subject: LAN Sponsorship Request
    FROM: Caleb Tote
    EMAIL: caleb.tote@gmail.com
    Phone: #######

    Event Name: SWVA GAMING : 5
    Website: http://www.swvagaming.com
    Years Held: 2
    Location: Lebanon, VA USA
    Event Date: 09-01-2012
    Expected Attendees: 140+/-
    Registered Attendees:
    Top seeds or Clans: -
    Games Played: StarCraft II, CounterStrike, Minecraft, Left 4 Dead 2

    Promo/Prizes requested:
    However Patriot can provide support would be greatly appreciated - in the past, companies such as Corsair, ThinkGeek, and CoolerMaster have sent prize packs for our winning contestants.

    Other Sponsors:
    Corsair, CoolerMaster, SilverStone Technologies, Velocity Micro, CPU Magazine, and several local companies

    How event is promoted:
    Primarily word of mouth - however, we do make frequent announcements through social media sites and announcements on our homepage.

    How will Patriot memory be promoted:
    We have a very detailed list of how we promote our partners, here: http://swvagaming.com/sponsor-us/
    In general, we use web banners, flyers, posters, email, social media, event tshirts, and have plenty of space to hang up any and all banners sent

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