🚀 go-pugleaf

emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti) writes:

> I got a copy, and there seem to be a bunch of people on the one-time
> mailing list set up to send out the advertisement who are busy being
> confused about how to get off the mailing list.
> 
> beta.lanl.gov is a site on ESnet, the Department of Energy "Energy
> Sciences" network funded by the US Gov't.  Of all networks, ESnet has some
> of the most restrictive policies, essentially limiting the use of their
> net to only activities critical to the agencies involved, and explicitly
> *not* a public infrastructure role a la NSFnet.  They tend to be pretty
> finicky about it, to the point of being antsy when commercial sites hook
> up to the internet, and absolutely paranoid about certain European nets
> getting connected.

This has gotten much worse -- apparently there are about 401 people on
this list, and I am getting dozens of messages each day by people CC'ing
the mailing list address when they send "Please remove me" messages to
the perpetrator (so much for his potential customers :-)  ).

There is alot of confusion and anger over this out there.  Many people
have mentioned in their hate mail that they are curious as to where this
person got the names...I'm willing to bet 99% of them voted for the
creation of the 'sci.fractals' group.

I did, but because it seemed a reasonable group, not because I have the
slightest interest in fractals.  So much for "target audiences".

Hope this dies down soon...I'm surprised it hasn't already, however...
I mean, it's Tuesday already -- when is "The Government" going to step
in?

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