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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!serv.hinet.net!nctuccca.edu.tw!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.u-net.com!news From: lachlan@brookcot.u-net.com 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: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 22:41:33 +0100 Organization: U-NET limited Lines: 50 Message-ID: <321B828D.1BF4@brookcot.u-net.com> References: <4tpido$fif@news.nstn.ca> <4tqujk$1a0_002@bryonip.iglobal.net> <32077452.1F37@nando.net> <321293FC.1CB7@superhot.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: brookcot.u-net.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Macintosh; I; PPC) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.databases.ms-access:94831 comp.lang.basic.visual.misc:92634 comp.lang.c++:180979 comp.lang.perl.misc:37506 comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc:179494 comp.software-eng:42022 comp.sys.amiga.games:100209 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action:161897 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure:116770 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim:125630 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg:100039 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic:171759 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage:70353 comp.sys.laptops:75763 comp.sys.mac.apps:158042 comp.sys mac.comm:163603 comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc:44059 comp.sys.mac.misc:134347 comp.sys.mac.portables:62282 comp.sys.mac.system:170761 comp.unix.aix:83194 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:25866 control:1364541 misc.consumers.frugal-living:19948 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc:31562 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards:28849 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables:21513 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software:28562 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems:19352 Chasey wrote: > > Eric Webb 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). > > This is a good point. Some groups have more spammed complaints about > spam than they do spam... > > > > 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) > > It only has to be one big file to jam up many POP mailers. Or just > auto=reply the spam back at them. > > > > > 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). > > This is an important point. The best psychological effect is to CC the > complaint to the original spammer...freaks 'em out everytime. > > Regards, > Eric > > -- > ============================================================= > *Lowest Long Distance @ 9.9 cents Flat Rate > ** http://www.superhot.com/phone/ > ***Helping hardworking people like yourself > ****avoid getting ripped-off by large Gov't protected > *****monopolies. Free Sign-Up - No Minimums - 6 Second Billing > ============================================================== What is auto=reply, and how do I do it please? Thanks -- From UK