Re: ! why?

From: Gary (gv-list-freebsdquestions_at_mygirlfriday.info)
Date: 03/24/04

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    Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:29:12 -0600
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    Hi __Clint__,

    On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:50:47 -0500 (EST) UTC (3/24/2004, 2:50 PM -0600 UTC
    my time), __Clint__ wrote:

    _> Why have you sold my email address to spammers?

    _> The "clint+freebsddotorg@acm.vt.edu" email was a one-time disposable email
    _> address that I only ever gave to FreeBSD.org.

    _> Now I am receiving spam email targeted at that address.
    _> An address I only gave YOU.

    _> Any suggestions or response?

    and what makes you think this or any other public list is pure. Do you not
    think that spammers cannot join any list, or do they have to show their CV
    before they join? No one "sold" your email address. This is a *public*
    list.

    --
    Gary
    If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried
    before.
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