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From: haverber@visi.com (Bill Haverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.databases.ms-access,comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.java,comp.lang.perl.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.software-eng,comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.portables,comp.sys.mac.system,co
mp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,control,misc.consumers.frugal-living,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems
Subject: Re: Proper Spam Protocol (was Re: $$$ Make 20,000 ...)
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 04:33:00 GMT
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mac.comm:164537 comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc:44561 comp.sys.mac.misc:134944 comp.sys.mac.portables:62659 comp.sys.mac.system:171557 comp.unix.aix:83446 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:26181 control:1382733 misc.consumers.frugal-living:20452 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc:31983 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards:29260 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables:21854 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software:28927 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems:19659

firstname.lastname@fpc.com wrote:

>I believe notifying the administrator is the proper spam 
>etiquette.
>/Rick

Don't reply to a spam with a spam, it could be a revenge tactic some
lamer is using to choke an innocent person's mailbox. 

Look at the headers fields, and reply to root, admin, abuse, and
postmaster of the server they mailed from. There are several excellent
web pages covering how to deal with spam.

Next:

speaking of spams, the post I am replying to was sent to the following
newsgroups:
comp.databases.ms-access,
comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,
comp.lang.c++,
comp.lang.java,
comp.lang.perl.misc,
comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,
comp.software-eng,
comp.sys.amiga.games,
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.
action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim,
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,
comp.sys.laptops,
comp.sys.mac.apps,
comp.sys.mac.comm,
comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,
comp.sys.mac.misc,
comp.sys.mac.portables,
comp.sys.mac.system,
comp.unix.aix,
comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,
control,misc.consumers.frugal-living,
misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc,
misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards,
misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,
misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software,
misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems

I don't know who made this spam since it just appeared in my newsgroup
and there may be prior postings which originated the spam, but I'm
sure whoever did it will be having words with their provider...least,
I hope so.

At any rate, please do not reply. Let the thread die here.