And from our mistakes come the lessons that we learn from. My Dad said
that once, my kids have heard it and now so have all of you. :)
# X-From_: cphillip@MATH.Purdue.EDU Sat Sep 20 04:44:24 1997
# Return-Path: <cphillip@MATH.Purdue.EDU>
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# From: Chris Phillips <cphillip@MATH.Purdue.EDU>
# Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 15:16:52 -0500 (EST)
# To: cn.net.au@abuse.net, grunge80.nv.iinet.net.au@abuse.net
# Subject: usenet abuse (forged posting) by David Novak (david@cn.net.au)
# Cc: dan@math.uiuc.edu
#
# Dear Postmaster,
# One of your users (David Novak (david@cn.net.au)) has posted
# 3 off topic articles to a moderated newsgroup (sci.math.research) by
# forging "Approved" headers. I attach copies of the postings. Please
# note that they are unethical for two reasons. First, they circumvented
# the required moderator approval by deliberate forgery. Secondly, they
# have nothing to do with the topic of the newsgroup (despite the use
# of the word "research"; mathematical research is has nothing to do with
# searching the internet).
# In view of this deliberate deception and intrusion, I ask
# cn.net.au to terminate the account and remove the associated www page
# http://cn.net.au, and I ask grunge80.nv.iinet.net.au to take steps to
# ensure that this poster never posts through that machine again.
# Thank you very much.
# ---Chris Phillips
# P.S. The moderator of sci.math.research has confirmed to me in email
# that the "Approved" headers were forged. He is Dan Grayson, dan@math.uiuc.edu
A net.vigilante. How boring... Maybe he should get a real job. Wonder if
it's a class experiment... Sorry if I'm not impressed. The moderators of
the net don't need this kind of crap and I for one have little respect for
these types. I and all the other moderators can police our own turf.
These types should focus there efforts on real spammers instead of new
FAQ authors. While you made a simple mistake David, that is really no
reason for this type of luser activity... Oh well, welcome to the global
sandbox where any baby can throw a temper-tantrum... sigh...
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