Re: The new generation

[Daniel Walker <walker...>]

At 8:10 PM 7/19/95, Jeff Kenney wrote:
>It it just me or is this what is known as a "spam"?

Yes, it is. This newgroup is for discussing Jewish Music, and that message
wasn't topical.

>I am fairly new to the internet.

Welcome aboard!

>What is the appropriate response to a "spam"?

Send a polite message back to the originator and his/her postmaster to
advise them that such behavior is inappropriate. I've already sent my
message. If you want to do the same as well, that's your right.

I also send a document called "The core rules of nettiquite" to any
SPAMmers I see. It's the shortest reasonably complete of its kind that I've
found. (I didn't write it, but I do like it.) I'll send you a copy directly
so that we don't waste newsgroup/list bandwidth. I'll send a copy to anyone
else who asks, but please don't ask the whole list for me to send this
document. Mail requests directly to <walker (at) usit(dot)net>.

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