Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-03 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 11:15:44AM -0500, Hall Stevenson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hmmm...I still think that's moderately f*cked -- anyone who's > > transmitting linux kernel sources is sending more than a few > > obscenities. I'm also of the mind that there's a time and a place for > > stron

Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-03 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Jens M?ller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [011103 11:53]: > Hall Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > What does 'transmitting linux kernel sources' have to do with this > > ?? I think that would be in violation of this rule: > > > > Never send your messages in HTML; use plain text instead. Avoi

Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-03 Thread Jens Müller
Hall Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What does 'transmitting linux kernel sources' have to do with this ?? I > think that would be in violation of this rule: > > Never send your messages in HTML; use plain text instead. Avoid > large attachments. IMO that rule is more important t

Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-03 Thread Hall Stevenson
> > > > "Do not use foul language; besides, some people receive the > > > > lists via packet radio, where swearing is illegal." > > > > > > > > > > But here it is not about format, but about content. And please > > > tell me in which country swearing on packet radio is illegal. US? > > > Might be.

Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-03 Thread Erik Steffl
"Karsten M. Self" wrote: > > on Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 08:57:42AM +0100, Hans Ekbrand ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 10:52:13PM +0100, Jens Müller wrote: > > > Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > I think Karsten is wrong here. There is a "Code of Conduct

Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-03 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 08:57:42AM +0100, Hans Ekbrand ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 10:52:13PM +0100, Jens Müller wrote: > > Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I think Karsten is wrong here. There is a "Code of Conduct" section > > > on http://www.debian.or

Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-03 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 10:52:13PM +0100, Jens M?ller wrote: > Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I think Karsten is wrong here. There is a "Code of Conduct" section > > on http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ that prohibits the use of > > foul language. Let me quote > > > > "Do not u

Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-03 Thread Donald R. Spoon
Jens Müller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >---snip---< > OT: Do you have any links to judicial decisions as to the > constitutionality of that "no swearing on packet radio" law? > Packet radio is heavily used by the "hams" (amateur radio) in the U.S. The US FCC rules and regulations have had a pro

Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-02 Thread Jens Müller
Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think Karsten is wrong here. There is a "Code of Conduct" section > on http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ that prohibits the use of > foul language. Let me quote > > "Do not use foul language; besides, some people receive the lists > via packet radio

Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-02 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 03:17:23PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 04:54:10PM -0500, DvB ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > P.S. I was informed off-list that the debian-user list policy prohibits > > the use of symbols to represent profanity. I'm ashamed to say that I > >

Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw)

2001-10-16 Thread Andrew Clark
On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 03:39:30PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 05:23:08PM -0500, Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 03:17:23PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > > Cool, didn't know 'whois' took IPs... nslookup wasn't very useful o

Re: Spam: the last straw

2001-10-15 Thread Jussi Ekholm
DvB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been putting up with deleting spam from my email account for quite > a while... it's kind of routine by now. The other day, however, I > received the following in my Yahoo! Mail inbox, which leads me to > believe that some @#*$&% is placing my address in the "

Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw)

2001-10-15 Thread Frank Preut
On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 03:17:23PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > I'd post to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and report the issue. There's not a whole > > > lot > > ^ > > Do you know this is the correct address to send complaints to or are you > > just assuming the "abuse" part?

Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw)

2001-10-15 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 05:23:08PM -0500, Nathan E Norman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 03:17:23PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > Cool, didn't know 'whois' took IPs... nslookup wasn't very useful on > > > that IP address. > > > > Right. If whois doesn't return a resul

Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw)

2001-10-15 Thread DvB
> > > > I'd post to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and report the issue. There's not a whole > > > lot > > ^ > > Do you know this is the correct address to send complaints to or are you > > just assuming the "abuse" part? If so, where did you find it? > > It's a convetional address

Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw)

2001-10-15 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 03:17:23PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > Cool, didn't know 'whois' took IPs... nslookup wasn't very useful on > > that IP address. > > Right. If whois doesn't return a result, traceroute (or its > replacements, which I'm less familiar with) may be useful. As these > t

Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw)

2001-10-15 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 04:54:10PM -0500, DvB ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 02:26:25PM -0700, George W. Bush ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > > Received: from 38.210.6.214 (38.210.6.214) by midnet.co.uk with SMTP > > > (Eudora Internet Mail Server 3.0.3); Fri, 12 Oct 2001

Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw)

2001-10-15 Thread DvB
> > Any idea how I can make this person stop? Is there some place I can > > report stuff like this? > > > > > Received: from 38.210.6.214 (38.210.6.214) by midnet.co.uk with SMTP > > (Eudora Internet Mail Server 3.0.3); Fri, 12 Oct 2001 03:55:06 +0100 > > This is a point of origin for the

Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw)

2001-10-15 Thread George W. Bush
on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 11:14:00AM -0500, DvB ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I've been putting up with deleting spam from my email account for quite > a while... it's kind of routine by now. The other day, however, I > received the following in my Yahoo! Mail inbox, which leads me to > believe that s

Spam: the last straw

2001-10-15 Thread DvB
I've been putting up with deleting spam from my email account for quite a while... it's kind of routine by now. The other day, however, I received the following in my Yahoo! Mail inbox, which leads me to believe that some @#*$&% is placing my address in the "From:" header of his/her scourge as he/s