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Date:      Thu, 25 Jul 1996 19:36:16 +0000 ()
From:      James Raynard <fhackers@jraynard.demon.co.uk>
To:        Brandon Gillespie <brandon@tombstone.sunrem.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Noise (was Chancellor Group)
Message-ID:  <199607251936.TAA00518@jraynard.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960725085907.2615B-100000@tombstone.sunrem.com> from "Brandon Gillespie" at Jul 25, 96 09:01:41 am

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> Sorry for the spam, I figured this may interest people.

Why would people reading an internationally distributed mailing
list on the technicalities of FreeBSD be interested in reading
large chunks of US law?

Here's another question.  If someone spams a mailing list, what 
is the most effective response?

a. Post to the list saying "someone's spammed this list, how
   outrageous!"

b. Post to the list saying "let's mailbomb the bastard!"

c. Post to the list saying "me too!"

d. Mail the postmasters of the site and their provider to 
   politely inform them of the incident.

(No, I don't like spam either and yes, I know this posting adds
to the noise.  My justification is the hope that it may lead
people to stop and think the next time this happens, instead of
charging in with pointless knee-jerk reactions which make things
ten times worse).




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