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Date:      Thu, 1 Mar 2001 11:18:49 -0700 (MST)
From:      Doug MacKintosh <doug@doug.net>
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Spam from bsdsearch.com
Message-ID:  <200103011818.f21IInd74975@gw.doug.net>

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Greetings all,

The recent spam from bsdsearch.com was not well rec'd by
very many folks, myself included. Such a disappointment
to see this kind of behaviour from a member of the BSD 
community. As a group, we BSD folks hold ourselves to a
higher standard such that we may lead by example and 
demonstrate conduct that is appropriate in any given
situation. That is why I feel that their spam is worthy
of a response.

In emailing back and forth with the perpetrator(s) of this
incident it became evident that they were remorseless
with regard to their conduct and in fact were even lying
about the reason the spam was sent, claiming that it was 
an accident and/or a mistake. It was obviously neither.
This was merely a weak attempt to spin what they did
(deliberately, with forethought and planning) in a 
less-disastrous direction.

Their Internet provider, pbi.net (PacBell) has an 
acceptable use policy that forbids the sending of spam. I
had intended to log a complaint with pbi.net over this
incident but I (stupidly) deleted the spam itself. I suggest
that all parties concerned contact abuse@pbi.net with the
relevant information and make formal complaints. If someone
is still in posession of the spam in question and would be
so kind as to forward a copy to me, I will do this also.

Thanks for your time...

-- Doug

-- 
doug mackintosh
the unix geek
doug@doug.net

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