On Sat, Dec 12, 1998 at 07:59:43PM -0500, Larry Snyder wrote:
The problem is that it is and has to be (reasonably) public information. For any restriction that could be put in place, someone will certainly write a programatic workaround. This specific mailing is in violation of qual.net's AUP III.B.3....so gripe to them. And support Smith. ..."an Opt-In list of".......Get Real! -ls- (LS11)
I just noticed on the last catalog I got from Dell in the mail, that they are walking the Database too. Because it is addressed to a fantasy name I used for one of my domains.
Forwarded message from James Rishaw <jamie@dilbert.ais.net>
Ugh!
There's *got* to be a way to keep people from walking the database...
-- jamie rishaw (efnet:gavroche) American Information Systems, Inc. jamie at ais dot net infrastructure engineering
"I will NOT go to a party with a version number." -davidr
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