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Re: The ultimate deterrent - (semi LBC)

To: jonmac <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Subject: Re: The ultimate deterrent - (semi LBC)
From: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:56:33 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: Friends of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>, Triumphs List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Hi,

I left out John's original message about spam filtering, but I just 
wanted to relate the following...

It's even worse when you figure out that _your computer_ is being used by 
these cyber spammers as a relay. The impact of this is that folks like 
John and others bomb me with messages because the "from address" happens 
to be my main computer... so I not only get "spam", but I get requests 
from other "postmasters" to stop orinating these messages (which I assure 
you I do not originate!) This is compounded by the fact that I simply 
don't have the spare time to completely re-install everything on my 
system in order to fix the problem... bummer! I'll figure out a solution 
someday.

But hey - we're all addicted to e-mail, so when a bunch of spammers all 
get together and spam the _world_ at the same time... we'll all be 
a-shakin' from the withdrawal...

Ain't computerZ great?? I hate 'em more than I hate Hondas. But think of 
it as a "love-hate" relationship. Hey, maybe I should get a ride as a 
Honda race car driver... NOT.

Have a nice day. 
rml
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