I'm confused. If I write this jerk directly to his e-mail, and don't
copy the spit list, how is that using band width for the spit list and
it's server?
Brad
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> richard bonilla wrote:
>
> > yea...i think i agree with keith on this one...it seems we are standing on
> > the famous
> > "slippery slope" if we start using the spit list to hammer people that
> > practice bad
> > business...maybe a single short post or reference on good or bad to assist
> > others
> > but if we want to organize some sort of group effort to "drop the piano" on
> > someone..
> > we should probably do it off of the list...my .02...richard
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Keith R. Stewart <kstewart@wwdc.com>
> > To: Mark Milotay <mark.milotay@onthemark.bc.ca>; Fred Griffiths
> > <griffco@mail.cadvision.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 3:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: A Suitable Punishment: Was Burned on the net
> >
> > >
> > > Mark Milotay wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Let's help Fred out on this. If he was to give us all the miscreants
> > > email
> > > > address, we could all forward on the various junk emails that we find
> > > > ourselves plagued with. This bombing of messages offering him XXX sites,
> > > > and make money quick opportunities might be just the form of irritation
> > > to
> > > > force him on to the straight and narrow. That is unless he turns out to
> > > be
> > > > like the fellow that offered to sell a friend of mine an MGA TC engine,
> > > but
> > > > turned out to be operating out of a Federal Pen at a payphone with a
> > copy
> > > > of Hemmings. I think that we owe it to maintaining the sanctity of the
> > > Net
> > > > to abuse him into good behaviour.
> > > >
> > > > - Mark
> > > >
> > > Sorry Mark, I have to disagree with you and the others who have already
> > > responded. While I do sympathize with Fred and wish there was something
> > > that we could do to help him out, wasting bandwidth and the internet
> > itself
> > > in such a frivolous way flys in the face of the etiquette of this fabulous
> > > resource we have at our disposal. A local visit, and other possible
> > > solutions might help Fred get his money or his goods, but wasting this
> > > resource that MJB has provided for us in such a manner is not the way to
> > go
> > > about it...IMHO :-) No flame intended, just another opinion :-)
> > >
> > > Keith
>
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