Regarding Complaints From DRDMDPHD at aol.com (fwd)

[M J Epko]

The list manager couldn't process the following message header because of
the length of the "Cc:" field, so I moved the field into the body of the
message.

Shannon Dealy
dealy at deatech.com
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Cc: 01BC6214.03D46390 at armstrong.electric.net,
        armstrong.electric.net at abuse.networks.net,
        berkeley.edu at abuse.networks.net,
        chemgate.cchem.berkeley.edu at abuse.networks.net, coblist at deatech.com,
        coblist at emin06.mail.aol.com, coblist at emin23.mail.aol.com,
        coblist at emin25.mail.aol.com, coblist at emin36.mail.aol.com,
        coblist at mrin39.mail.aol.com, coblist at mrin50.mail.aol.com,
        coblist at mrin65.mail.aol.com, deatech.com at abuse.networks.net,
        electric.net at abuse.networks.net,
        emin06.mail.aol.com at abuse.networks.net,
        emin23.mail.aol.com at abuse.networks.net,
        emin25.mail.aol.com at abuse.networks.net,
        emin36.mail.aol.com at abuse.networks.net, io.com at abuse.networks.net,
        josaunders at sprintmail.com, Marian at chemgate.cchem.berkeley.edu,
        mrin39.mail.aol.com at abuse.networks.net,
        mrin50.mail.aol.com at abuse.networks.net,
        mrin65.mail.aol.com at abuse.networks.net,
        msmail.wcb.bc.ca at abuse.networks.net, owner-coblist at deatech.com,
        postmaster at berkeley.edu, postmaster at electric.net,
        postmaster at infoview.co.za, postmaster at sprintmail.com,
        postmaster at tc.umn.edu, postmaster at texoma.net,
        postmaster at www.tc.umn.edu, sprintmail.com at abuse.networks.net,
        stcyr at texoma.net, texoma.net at abuse.networks.net,
        wfirstbr at msmail.wcb.bc.ca


	My apologies for the multiple CCs, but it's necessary to do so in order to
prevent the possible loss of innocent peoples' services. (See the appended
below.)

	I'm writing as a subscriber to a listserve to which DRDMDPHD at aol.com is
also subscribed. I hold no official position with that list, and am
speaking only for myself.

	The problem DRDMDPHD at aol.com seems to be having such fits about is an
accidental loop which was set up by another listserve subscriber's
vacation-notification program. The problem appears to have been corrected
by the listowner. There was NO SALES MATERIAL in the offending emails, and
the offending emails were AN ACCIDENT. Had DRDMDPHD at aol.com actually
attached the content of the emails rather than just the header, that would
have been evident. There was no wrongdoing on anyone's part, except perhaps
DRDMDPHD at aol.com, who wasted people's time and possibly has caused
unwarranted duress in innocent parties.

	It appears that DRDMDPHD at aol.com sent eight or more stern messages to more
than 37 addresses. The only reason I'm aware that these messages were sent
is that DRDMDPHD at aol.com was thoughtful enough to post them to the
listserve, which has resulted in more than eight times the bandwidth wasted
than originally was. Appended below is one of them.

	Thanks for your time, and my apologies for your having to expend it.

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Return-Path: <owner-coblist at deatech.com>
Sender: owner-coblist at deatech.com
Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 10:38:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: DRDMDPHD at aol.com
To: coblist at deatech.com, coblist at emin06.mail.aol.com,
        deatech.com at abuse.networks.net,
emin06.mail.aol.com at abuse.networks.net,
        josaunders at sprintmail.com, owner-coblist at deatech.com,
        postmaster at infoview.co.za, postmaster at sprintmail.com,
        postmaster at infoview.co.za, sprintmail.com at abuse.networks.net
Subject: The Telecommunications Act 1984
Sender: owner-coblist at deatech.com
Reply-To: coblist at deatech.com

The Telecommunications Act 1984 makes is a criminal offence to use any
telecommunications system with intent to cause annoyance or distress.

Your recent junk email has caused me distress and I am putting you on
notice that you must not do this again. 

Failure to heed this warning can lead to fines, imprisonment and loss
of telephone service.

 --- Headers of offending material follows ---
> Subj:	So. African Method
> Date:	97-05-15 22:56:34 EDT
> From:	josaunders at sprintmail.com (Johe Saunders)
> Sender:	owner-coblist at deatech.com
> Reply-to:	coblist at emin06.mail.aol.com
> To:	coblist at deatech.com

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                     M J Epko
              duckchow at ix.netcom.com
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 The tongue of man is a twisty thing, 
  there are plenty of words there of every kind.
                              - Homer, The Iliad