Re: ftp passive mode

From: Barry Margolin (barmar_at_alum.mit.edu)
Date: 03/25/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:37:45 -0500

In article <8lL0e.3205$z.2451@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
 Michael Fraser <menotat@coldmail.invalid> wrote:

> "Kevin" wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> :]
> :] Can anyone help? Thank you.
>
> I _could_, but like all responsible Usenet citizens, I don't
> help people who use common first names for aliases in order
> to keep people from looking into their posting history.
...
> You'll probably be helped. There are a few people around here
> that feel the need to prove to everyone that they know something
> about linux/unix and don't have any principles.

I've been on Usenet for over 20 years and this is the first I've heard
of the above rule. People munge their addresses and use meaningless
aliases all the time. Who appointed you the "alias czar"? 

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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