🚀 go-pugleaf

On 21 Jan 1997, Dora Noton wrote:

> Do you want to make a lot of money in a short amount of time?  You=92re
> probably thinking, =93what kind of a sham is this?=94  Well if you read t=
his
> article you=92ll realize it=92s not a sham at all.  Following the steps b=
elow

No.  It's WORSE than a sham.  It's called SPAM!!!

> will bring you a lot of money (possibly thousands of dollars) in just a f=
ew
> weeks.  So what=92s the catch.  The catch is a little time and $5.  This =
$5
> does not go to any business, solicitors, or companies.  It goes to five

Oh sure!!!  And what do **YOU** gain???  My email address for future
spam???  Go ahead!!  Pluck it off the header.  Though if you send me=20
even so much as ONE piece of SPAM, I'll forward it on to the postmaster
at your ISP faster than you can "Rumplestilskin"!!!!!

[snip!!]

> STEP 3:
> Post the article to at least 250 newsgroups.  There are very easy ways to
> do this using Internet Explorer or Netscape, also you might want to look
> into cross posting (posting a document to several newsgroups at once).=20
> America Online doesn=92t have any of these options.  I left them for anot=
her
> company that did (most companies offer Netscape and/or Internet Explorer)=
=2E
> Remember, the more that you post on, the more people see it, and the more
> you will get.=20
> Use something eye catching that attracts attention in the subject box, li=
ke
> NEED CASH$$$$? READ HERE or FAST CASH or EXTRA MONEY NOW.  There are at
> least 30,000 newsgroups at any given moment in time so don=92t be stingy.

Last time I checked the rules of Netiquette, this is called SPAMMING THE
INTERNET!!!!!  Remember THAT (or do you assistance in seeing past all
those $$$)????????

> REMEMBER....HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.  YOU DON=92T
> NEED TO CHEAT.  THE BASIC IDEA IS TO MAKE THE BUCKS.
> GOOD LUCK TO ALL, AND PLEASE PLAY FAIR AND YOU WILL
> WIN AND MAKE SOME REAL INSTANT FREE CASH!

> Here is what I read:

SHUT THE FUCK UP, ASSHOLE!!!!

Patrick Cook
pcook@dimensional.com
Denver, Colorado

P.S.:  IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET, MY ADVICE TO
       YOU IS TO 1). NOT RESPOND TO THIS POST AND 2). DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
       RETRIEVE **ANY** INFORMATION ABOUT ME OR YOU **WILL** PAY **DEARLY**=
!!!

P.P.S.:  I HAD BETTER NOT CATCH MY NAME ON **ANY** ASSOCIATED SPAM MAIL
         **ANYHWERE** ON THE INTERNET (OR HEAR OF SUCH SPAM) OR YOU **WILL*=
*
         PAY **JUST AS DEARLY**!!!!  CONSIDER YOURSELF PUBLICLY WARNED!!!!