Re: The Top Ten Conservative Idiots (No. 158)

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From: Michael Chance
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:15

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In article <YUYyc.23749$KL2.15181@fe2.texas.rr.com>, crustydusty1@THIS 
says...
> Michael Chance wrote:
> > In article <xJDyc.7602$wD5.2570@fe1.texas.rr.com>, crustydusty1@THIS
> > says...
> >>
> >> Oh, and ain't you fucking brilliant, sparky, considering the Nyx TOS
> >> says not one fucking word about the post in question constituting
> >> abuse in any way, shape or form.
> >>
> >> http://www.nyx.net/info/toss.txt
> >>
> >
> > Apparently, you missed this one:
> >
> > III.  Uses Specifically Not allowed on Nyx:
> >
> >    22. "Spamming" newsgroups, including posting a single article or
> > substantially similar articles to an excessive number of newsgroups,
> > is prohibited.
> >
> > These postings are clearly a violation of this prohibition.
> 
> And you think that because you stupidly think YOU are the sole source for
> the definition of excessive, in this case apparently FOUR, right, sparky?

The key is the phrase "substantially similar articles".  This particular 
robo-poster knows that if he uses too many newsgroups in a single post, 
he'll get canned.  So he posts the same article over and over, to 
different groups of just four newsgroups.  That adds up to "an excessive 
number".

Check Google if you don't believe me.

Michael Chance

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From: Michael Chance <mchance@swbell.net>
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Subject: Re: The Top Ten Conservative Idiots (No. 158)
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