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Re: Is Primenet secure ? ...

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From: Michael Kopplin
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 00:00
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In article <5k3b7b$o6a$1@nnrp01.primenet.com> lippard@primenet.com (James J. Lippard) writes:
>In article <5k3ad2$n2i$1@nnrp01.primenet.com>,
>Todd Rich  <torin@primenet.com> wrote:
>>Charlie McCann <chasmc@primenet.com> wrote:
>>: You'll protect the identity of the spammers from the customers, and
>>: willingly give up the customers to the spammers. Are you proud of this
>>: Jim Lippard ?
>>Spammers try to sell you something.  What did they try to sell you?
>>Calling them spammers does not make them so.  

>I partly agree and partly disagree with the implied definitions here.
>Technically, "spam" is really only excessive multiple posting to Usenet
>newsgroups, regardless of content, and so "trying to sell you something"
>is not part of the definition.

So, would the endless posting of the same crap from McCann fit the definition 
of "spam"? If so, I'd like to make a complaint about this spammer.

Mike Kopplin
kopplin@primenet.com
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From: kopplin@primenet.com (Michael Kopplin)
Subject: Re: Is Primenet secure ? ...
Date: 1997/04/28
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