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> From: LIONEL GOLDBERG <actuary@IX.NETCOM.COM>
> Subject: Court Ordered Liquidation - Computer Memory - CPU's & Disk Drives
>
> Choice Trading Company, Court Appointed Liquidators, have
> been assigned to liquidate the following Multi-Million Dollar
> [...]

SPAMMING

This list (like many others) has been hit by spamming. Spamming is the
procedure of posting on multiple internet lists commercial
advertisments which have nothing to do with the lists' topics.

Spamming is not just a bit of annoying free publicity; it is theft
under another name, because the Internet is not free. The software and
hardware that make up the net (and which are used to distribute the
spam) are paid for by institutions such as universities.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?

Do not use the reply function or send back messages to the list about
this: it will only waste bandwidth. Unburden your sould and send
immediately a message (send several messages!) to the spam's originator
(in this case actuary@IX.NETCOM.COM). If enough people do that the
offender's system will start overloading and the system manager will
take notice. Usually that means that the offender's privileges will be
revoked and he'll be kicked out of the net. Send also a message with
your opinion to the system manager of the service where the message
originated (in this case, postmaster@IX.NETCOM.COM).

Finally, list owners/moderators should try to set up the lists so that
postings will be accepted only from subscribers to the respective
lists.