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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Newsgroup spamming (by accident?)
Date: 3 Jun 1997 11:20:57 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
Lines: 88
Message-ID: <5n0ump$909@ui-gate.utell.co.uk>
Reply-To: brian@awfulhak.org, brian@utell.co.uk
NNTP-Posting-Host: shift.utell.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
X-Newsreader: knews 0.9.8
Cc: jkh@freebsd.org
To: Doug Davis <cto@airmail.net>
Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42153
[posted to usenet, cc'd to Jordan, to'd to Doug Davis]
Doug, I got your name as the administrative contact for
airnews.net from InterNICs whois database.
Looks like you were right about your recent "I've got duplicate
messages" posting Jordan !
Here's an example message (I've just been swamped with about 50
of them):
: Path: news.utell.co.uk!hose.news.pipex.net!pipex!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.nacamar.de!news-xfer.cybernet.dk!news.onramp.net!news-in.iadfw.net!news.gymnet.com!LSNT1!lsbsdi6.lightspeed.net!news-ana-7.sprintlink.net!news-west.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news1.best.com!nntp2.ba.best.com!not-for-mail
: From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
: Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
: Subject: Re: 2.2.1 -> 2.2.2
: Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 10:01:54 -0700
: Organization: Walnut Creek CDROM
: Lines: 12
: Message-ID: <AD0FDC37CB68CDC6.3499F6CA41891F25.130B1D5AAD34F70A@library-proxy.airnews.net>
: X-Orig-Message-ID: <338B1382.1CFBAE39@FreeBSD.org>
: References: <5m4je0$ggm$1@colias.tutics.tut.ac.jp>
: <5m7ni1$ain@uriah.heep.sax.de> <5mee42$3ms@ui-gate.utell.co.uk>
: NNTP-Proxy-Relay: library.airnews.net
: NNTP-Posting-Host: biceps.gymnet.com
: Mime-Version: 1.0
: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
: X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE i386)
: To: brian@awfulhak.org, brian@utell.co.uk
:
: Brian Somers wrote:
: > I try to do this on my -current box, but I'm sure I miss a lot !
: > Every now and then I have to catch up. Wasn't there talk (from
: > Jordan) about the rc* files (except rc.conf & rc.firewall) being
: > installed with make world ?
:
: The idea was shot down. :)
:
: --
: - Jordan Hubbard
: FreeBSD core team / Walnut Creek CDROM.
However, looking on my home machine, I get the original message:
: Path: awfulhak.demon.co.uk!news.demon.co.uk!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news1.best.com!nntp2.ba.best.com!not-for-mail
: From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
: Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
: Subject: Re: 2.2.1 -> 2.2.2
: Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 10:01:54 -0700
: Organization: Walnut Creek CDROM
: Message-ID: <338B1382.1CFBAE39@FreeBSD.org>
: References: <5m4je0$ggm$1@colias.tutics.tut.ac.jp>
: <5m7ni1$ain@uriah.heep.sax.de> <5mee42$3ms@ui-gate.utell.co.uk>
: NNTP-Posting-Host: time.cdrom.com
: Mime-Version: 1.0
: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
: X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE i386)
: To: brian@awfulhak.org, brian@utell.co.uk
: Lines: 11
: Xref: awfulhak.demon.co.uk comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41263
:
: Brian Somers wrote:
: > I try to do this on my -current box, but I'm sure I miss a lot !
: > Every now and then I have to catch up. Wasn't there talk (from
: > Jordan) about the rc* files (except rc.conf & rc.firewall) being
: > installed with make world ?
:
: The idea was shot down. :)
:
: --
: - Jordan Hubbard
: FreeBSD core team / Walnut Creek CDROM.
The fun bit is the message id in the new message:
: Message-ID: <AD0FDC37CB68CDC6.3499F6CA41891F25.130B1D5AAD34F70A@library-proxy.airnews.net>
: X-Orig-Message-ID: <338B1382.1CFBAE39@FreeBSD.org>
Doug, can you sort this accidental spamming out, or bring
it to the attention of the right person in your organization ?
Thanks.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !