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wpns@miki.pictel.com (Willie Smith) writes:

> Well, I dunno, it seems to me that a flamefest and mailbombing run on
> everyone who does such a thing will eventually ensure that newcomers
> will get the word as soon as they get their network connection.  Kind
> of "Welcome to the net, be sure not to make the following mistakes."

Why should the provider give a damn what kind of mistakes their new
customers make?  They have no incentive whatsoever to provide a list like
that.  Especially considering the number of mistakes there are to be
made - the list would have to be delivered on a forklift, and no newbie
could possibly remember them all.

"Mistake #172563: When posting a followup, always check the 'Followup-To:'
   header to make sure it doesn't contain misc.test."

> [BTW: I didn't get the junk mail, didn't send anything to the idiots
> who sent it out, and think the folks who sold them network services
> should have ensured they knew what the net _was_ before taking their
> money.]

No network provider does this.  None ever will.

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