Re: A note to Red Hat about spam.

[dTd <dandanielle mindspring com>]

On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 16:36:40 -0000
Bruno Alves <BAlves sew-eurodrive pt> wrote:

I got it too.

> I also got the mail you mentioned. Worse than the waste of bandwith or
> something like that, is that the e-mail address I posted is my work
> mail, once I have Outlook (please don't beat me) open all day, so I
> can read messages one by one instead of having a bunch of them at the
> end of the day. And this is not the only mailing list i've
> subscribed...
> 
> Best regards everyone!
> 
> DPT-Bruno Alves
> SEW-EURODRIVE PORTUGAL
> Tel: 231209670 / Tlm: 934920818
> Fax: 231203685
> mailto:BAlves sew-eurodrive pt
> http://www.sew-eurodrive.pt
> 
> > ----- Mensagem original -----
> > De:		E Nigma [SMTP:enigma os2 ami com au]
> > Enviada em:		segunda-feira, 31 de Dezembro de 2001 16:33
> > Para:		enigma-list redhat com
> > Assunto:		A note to Red Hat about spam.
> > 
> > 
> > The reason that I use this email address (enigma-list redhat com )
> > is so I
> > 
> > have one that's used only for this list.
> > 
> > 
> > It's also the reason I ask people not to mail to me at this address.
> > 
> > By these means I can be sure that if I get spammed, it's because of
> > something 
> > Red Hat has done.
> > 
> > I have already highlighted the fact that email addresses are
> > published in the 
> > archives for Red Hat lists.
> > 
> > 
> > I can now inform everyone here that this list is a source of email
> > addresses 
> > for spammers.
> > 
> > 
> > Here's a little from one:
> > <<<<
> > Happy & Prosperous New Year. I'll make you a promise. READ THIS
> > E-MAIL TO THE END! - follow what it says to the letter - and you
> > will not worry whether a RECESSION is coming or not, who is
> > President, or whether you keep your current job or not. Yes, I know
> > what you are thinking. I never responded to one of these before
> > either. One day though, something just said "you throw away $25.00
> > going to a movie for 2 hours with your wife".
> > 
> > >>>>
> > 
> > 
> > Do I need to remind Red Hat that the sending of unsolicited,
> > unwelcome email 
> > costs the recipient money, time dealing with it, and reduces
> > bandwidth for
> > 
> > the purpose for which it's bought.
> > 
> > In making subscribers's email addresses available from its web
> > pages, Red Hat 
> > is a party to this theft.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Please, no off-list mail
> > Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my 
> > disposition.
> > 
> > 
> > It's 2002 here, All's well. So far.
> > 
> > Issued at 4:50am WST on Monday the 31st of December 2001...
> >     Tuesday   :  Fine.                               Min: 16  Max:
> >     32 Wednesday :  Fine. Partly cloudy.                Min: 18 
> >     Max: 33 Thursday  :  Fine. Partly cloudy.                Min: 18
> >      Max: 33
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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