On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 01:12 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > There's this completely mindless twit, "Frank Carmickle" subscribed to > debian-boot who spams the list with every message he received from it -- > including his own automated replies, creating a very nasty feedback loop. > > Using software purportedly written by "Marco Paganini", he has generated > over 750 messages to debian-boot in less than 12 hours. > > I believe it is morally imperative upon every Debian Developer to pledge to > kill these people should we ever meet them in person. > > Here's how you can identify these people should you encounter them: > > "Frank Carmickle" <frankiec@braille.uwo.ca> > > This email account is protected by: > Active Spam Killer (ASK) V2.5.0 - (C) 2001-2002 by Marco Paganini > For more information visit http://www.paganini.net/ask > > It's nothing personal; it's just for the good of the species. Like > biological or chemical warfare agents, people this stupid must be destroyed > before they compromise the survival of the human race. > > "Frank" us know that: > This extreme measure was most likely taken in response > to unsolicited or unwanted e-mail from you. If you were > attempting to market a commercial product or service to me, > then please note that I am absolutely not interested in > it. I take a dim view of any form of UCE, and on principle > refuse to patronize any business that resorts to this > tactic. > > I think we owe it to Mr. "Carmickle" and his enabler Mr. "Paganini" to > educate them as to what "extreme measures" undertaken in light of our "dim > views" of destructive and anti-social behavior really are -- don't you? > > Thanks for your attention. > > ObDDA: The sustainability of our mailing lists should be a concern of every > Debian developer. Please destroy stupid mailbots and educate their > mindless and gullible users every time you encounter them. If our > list administrators are overwhelmed due to the rampages of knuckle-dragging > australopithicenes like "Frank Carmickle" and "Marco Paganini", we won't > have mailing lists to use anymore. I'll be a character Witness for you. ASK - TMDA and their ilk are Horrible, Horrible, Horrible. -- greg, greg@gregfolkert.net The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux
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