| Greg Folkert 2004-08-28, 2:49 am |
| 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.
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greg, greg@gregfolkert.net
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