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From: edick@idcomm.com (Dick Erlacher) Newsgroups: comp.databases.ms-access,comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.java,comp.lang.perl.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.software-eng,comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.portables,comp.sys.mac.system,co mp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,control,misc.consumers.frugal-living,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems Subject: Re: Proper Spam Protocol (was Re: $$$ Make 20,000 ...) Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 01:16:51 GMT Organization: Erlacher Associates References: <4tpido$fif@news.nstn.ca> <4tqujk$1a0_002@bryonip.iglobal.net> <32077452.1F37@nando.net> <ballabio-0708960123520001@nntp.tsl.uu.se> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.40.196.12 Message-ID: <32166dc3.0@superego.idcomm.com> Lines: 35 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.erols.net!math.ohio-state.edu!jussieu.fr!rain.fr!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-9.sprintlink.net!superego.idcomm.com! Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.databases.ms-access:94048 comp.lang.basic.visual.misc:91503 comp.lang.c++:180120 comp.lang.java:74539 comp.lang.perl.misc:37078 comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc:174873 comp.software-eng:41910 comp.sys.amiga.games:99920 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action:161056 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure:116137 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim:124776 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg:99479 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic:170799 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage:69838 comp.sys.laptops:75302 comp.sys.mac.a pps:157495 comp.sys.mac.comm:162889 comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc:43607 comp.sys.mac.misc:133833 comp.sys.mac.portables:62017 comp.sys.mac.system:170051 comp.unix.aix:82966 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:25604 control:1352622 misc.consumers.frugal-living:19651 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc:31284 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards:28567 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables:21274 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software:28314 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems:19116 ballabio@tsl.uu.se (Luigi 'Gigi' Ballabio) wrote: >In article <32077452.1F37@nando.net>, Eric Webb <ewebb@nando.net> wrote: >>Folks, >> Here is some effective Spam Netiquette: >> >>1. Don't drown the newsgroup with replies because the sender won't see >>them anyway >> (that's like filling your neighbors' mailboxes with complaints about >>junk mail). >That's reasonable. >>2. Email a response directly to the sender and spam his mailer, not the >>newsgroups >> (I prefer to autosend 100 emails of the US Constitution and >>Amendments, but I >> don't advocate that everyone follow suit) >I like it, it's like make him write 100 times on the blackboard "I won't >send stupid messages anymore"... >>3. If the post is proposes an illegal activity, such as this chain >>letter/pyramid >> scheme, send a copy to the appropriate government authorities >> (I sent a copy to the NC Attorney General and the US FCC). >Well, that's kind of drastic. I mean, it would be a rather severe >punishment for simple stupidity. A kid reads the spam, thinks it's fun, >sends the message, and you send the NC Attorney General to his father. My >alternative could be: a kid etc. etc., you send a message to his ISP, they >freeze the account, the father gives him the swift kick in the butt he >needs and gets the account back, or changes ISP. >Bye, > Luigi ==================================================================== You're abolutely right! EMAIL the @#$%!, don't clutter the news! Send him the soviet constitution as an attachment (800 or so pages) 50 times a day from every one who gets his junk. Make his ISP cut him off!