🚀 go-pugleaf

I did a search for him at dejanews.. and found he posted 34 messages
(including cross-posts).

The 35th post he was looking to rent someplace to ski, and shows that he
is:

Ryan Benson
 ryan @ tucows.com (just remove the spacing before and after the @)
eCommerce Marketing & Development Coordinator
 TUCOWS.com, Inc.

I wonder how Tucows feels about him spamming the internet under his
employer's name??

Jim

Rob Mitzel wrote:
> 
> Just so everyone knows, this guy works for Internet Direct.  I sent an email
> to their abuse department about this bozo.  I suggest you all do too.
> 
> <ryanbenson@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:83okpo$7bk$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > DON'T DO SYMPATICO!!!  their support SUCKS and is SOLELY one-hour phone
> > queue or automated email-based; the PPPoE access manager slow things
> > down by 50% or more from when i didn't have it, crashes your system,
> > and prevents you from accessing web sites on a regular basis through
> > either IE or netscape.  oh yeah, and due to their member name system,
> > you will get at least 5 new spams a day in your mailbox as your address
> > can be tracked and recorded when you visit websites.  i SO regret
> > getting tied into sympatico...*sigh*.  just email me at ryan @
> > tucows.com if you have any further questions...
> >
> > In article <81n4g3$2at$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
> >   Eric <levesque@my-deja.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I've been reading the newsgroups, as well as www.sympaticousers.org
> > and
> > > the discussion groups there, trying to find the most info i could. The
> > > current promotion for HSE is rather hard to resist, so that is why i
> > am
> > > seriously considering becoming a member. Videotron cable isn't
> > available
> > > here yet. Their website says march 2000. So my choices is limited. And
> > > even if it was available, the restrictions on cable (6 gigs limit)
> > alone
> > > is enough for me not to want it. I know it's a lot... but when you
> > have
> > > a high speed connection, you are rather interested i getting
> > everything
> > > you can get your hands on...no more "Should i download this or not?"
> > > Even if you delete it 5 minutes later :) If you download for about 1
> > > hour per day, then you WILL reach the 6 gigs limit. It doesn't take
> > that
> > > much. Anyway, back to Bell. Here's what i have: Pentium 200 MMX, 32
> > megs
> > > RAM, running Windows 95. The problems people seem to have with
> > Sympatico
> > > are the following:
> > >
> > > - Poor support for Linux, Windows NT, Windows 2000
> > >
> > > Not a problem for me since i run Win95.
> > >
> > > - Problems to build home networks
> > >
> > > Not a problem for me since i only have one computer (for now)
> > >
> > > - Poor @sympatico.ca mail server
> > >
> > > Well. That can be a problem if the mail server is unreliable. I don't
> > > want to lose important emails. And i don't want my emails to take 3
> > days
> > > before they reach their destination. That problem can be worked around
> > > by using one of the 100's of free email site, like pop3 or web-based.
> > > Altough i prefer to use my ISP email when possible.
> > >
> > > - Poor newsgroups server.
> > >
> > > That can also be a problem, altough i don't use them that much (since
> > my
> > > current ISP doesn't have any binary groups.) Would have been a busy if
> > > they would work well, but i can live without newsgroups.
> > >
> > > - Idle timeout/Lost connection
> > >
> > > That can be a little annoying for an 'Always connected' computer. But
> > i
> > > am not planning on leaving my computer connected at all time. I turn
> > off
> > > my computer when i go to bed. And will probable turn off the ADSL
> > while
> > > i am away for hours (less chance of getting hacked) Won't run any
> > > server, FTP or otherwise on it. But i saw there are ways to go around
> > > that. My only concern is will it cut my connection while i download
> > > files for several hours? Or just when there hasn't been any activity
> > for
> > > a while?
> > >
> > > - Performance problems due to the switch to Access manager and PPPoE
> > >
> > > Some have reported getting speed much slower then before after
> > starting
> > > to use AM. But the performance issues seems to have been fixed.
> > >
> > > - Poor tech support
> > >
> > > Shouldn't affect me, unless i have serious problems with my
> > connection.
> > > I rarely call tech support.
> > >
> > > -----
> > >
> > > Now, i have a few questions that i hope to get answers to.
> > >
> > > - If i decide to cancel in a month or 2 (For example, if i decide to
> > > switch to the upcoming istar.ca or total.net ADSL if thay are more
> > > realiable), will i have to pay a 'cancellation fee'? I've read the
> > > agreements/policy/FAQ and from what i saw, i don't think i do. I saw a
> > > 300$ if i keep the Nortel modem and something like 150$ if i cancel my
> > > account before it's activated (like during the 5 days wait period). I
> > > didn't see any fee if i cancel later. But i just wants to make sure.
> > >
> > > - Are there many downtimes? Will the service be completely
> > unaccessable
> > > for several hours/days?
> > >
> > > - Currently, i pay more for my dialup 28.8k connection and second
> > phone line
> > > then i would for Bell's ADSL. So i am extremely interested in ADSL and
> > > getting download speed 15-30 times faster then my poor 3.5k/s :) I
> > would be
> > > happy to get a constant 50-60k/s average, which is what people seem
> > to say
> > > the service offers. My current ISP isn't perfect either. Several of
> > their
> > > modems aren't answering. Rather sad that i often have to pick up the
> > phone
> > > and dial my ISP #... in order to bypass those modems. And often, both
> > my
> > > phone and computer reach one that won't answer. Rather annoying. In
> > the 2
> > > years i have been with them, they have cut my access twice for 2-3
> > days
> > > because they feel i was doing 'Excessive usage and idling'. heh.
> > Another
> > > reason why i am interested in going to ADSl. No more worry about
> > beeing
> > > online for too long. So taking the fact that i won;t run a home
> > network and
> > > will use win95 only... are there any other serious
> > problems/restrictions that
> > > makes people wish they stayed with their old modems? As is aid
> > earlier... i
> > > don't care about cable. I can't get it here... and even if i could,
> > the
> > > restrictions are too much for me to want it. So my choices are to
> > either stay
> > > with my crappy 28.k modem to jump to ADSL.
> > >
> > > Any comments would be appreciated
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >         - Eric
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > > Before you buy.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
> >