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From: ijackson@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ian Jackson)
Subject: Re: A Note from UNM anout MAKING MONEY
Message-ID: <1993Jul1.121057.12630@infodev.cam.ac.uk>
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Summary: They'll post some more later, hopefully
Keywords: linux
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References: <20svi3INNalk@lynx.unm.edu> <20ts92$m6b@scratchy.reed.edu>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 12:10:57 GMT
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(This does not belong in all these groups.  Followups to news.admin.policy.)

In article <20ts92$m6b@scratchy.reed.edu> wrowe@reed.edu (W. Rowe) writes:
>In article <20svi3INNalk@lynx.unm.edu> lnewby@lacerta.unm.edu (Lew Newby CIRT) writes:
>> I am the postmaster at UNM, I am well aware of the posting made by one
>> of our users to your newsgroup and would like to request that you the
>> readers of this group please refrain from mailing to the postmaster at
>> any unm.edu machine as this is beginning to cause undue harship upon me
>> and several other members of the staff here at UNM.
>
>This is a little vague. Do you, or do you not condone the posting made by
>one of your users -- in essence, an illegal pyramid-scheme?

They have probably been too busy reading all the flame mail to
investigate.

Please accede to Mr Newby's request, and give them a few days to
formulate a statement.
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