Subject: Re: Spamming on The Forge

From: "Szucs" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 09:32:53 -0400

On Apr 30,  2:32pm, Kevin Anderson wrote:
> Szucs wrote:
> >
> > One of your users, kea, signed on to our mailing list, dropped this jewel
and
> > promptly disappeared.  Could you please have a word with this person and
ask
> > they please desist from such obnoxious practice?  Thank you.
>
> You entirely misunderstand what happened.  Somebody signed up for my service,
giving
> the listserver email address as his return address.  My software promptly
responded
> to him with three email messages, which of course went to the entire list.
 The jerk
> who did this obviously thinks it's funny.

	If this is indeed true, and I have no reason not to take your word
	on this, then you have my most sincere apology for having snapped
	at you out of turn.  I usually ignore stuff like this but I think
	perhaps yesterday I was wound a bit tight.  Again, I apologize.  We
	get a lot of spam over the net as you may be aware.

	I will Cc the list so they are aware that this was unintentional.

> I don't.  What is the email address for
> the mailing list - so I can delete it from our database to prevent future
automatic
> email messages from being sent?  I will add it to my "banned" email address
list as
> well, so nobody can play this "joke" on me again.

	[email-masked]

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Folks,

	Yesterday I was a bit unhappy and I responded to this FCI note on the
	presumption that it was spam, which the sender denies, stating it was
	unintentional.  I thought I'd pass this on FYI.  My apologies for
	having acted out of turn but sometimes spam gets very annoying and I
	allowed presumption to rule my actions.  This is more than a bit
	embarassing.

	-Andy V.

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From: "[email-masked] 415.855.5707" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 07:39:09 -0800 (PST)

What's wrong with a little Spam?  It is all USDA approved pork shoulder, if the
feds say it's OK, that's good enough for me.  Besides, I've been working with
carving it and using it in an an experimental "Lost Spam" (TM) investment
casting process.  It burns out well with no EPA fume problems, although the
neighbors seem to prefer the smell of burnt wax...

Joe

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From: "Dr. Mark E. Williams" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 10:55:08 -0400

On May 1,  7:39am, [email-masked] 415.855.5707 wrote:
> Subject: Re: Spamming on The Forge

I assume this is a cindered coating process? Spam on the forge isn't bad,
either. In addition to the protein value, one gets their daily allotment of
sulphur, various complex hydrocarbons and other organic compounds.

Mark

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From: "[email-masked] 415.855.5707" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 08:05:04 -0800 (PST)

>sulphur, various complex hydrocarbons and other organic compounds.
On the forge, I hadn't thought of that.  It WOULD be good with a Coke though.

Joe

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From: [email-masked] (Frost, Jerry)
Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 17:33:37 -0800

Andy:

Don't be embarassed, the purpose of organizations like fci, is to spam 
and this guy's job is to deny it. I thought you handled it very well, I 
would've been a bit harsh had I replied to him. The AM list got spammed 
yesterday and I hope the response is as dignified and firm as yours.

As for speaking out of turn, you have my permission and support to reply 
to this type of message for me. I speak only for myself of course but 
you have my vote of confidence and thanks.

Well done Andy,
	Frosty
-- 
If it ain't forged
It ain't real
wrought iron is
The FROSTWORKS