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Wow, a spam that I didn't receive! <kisses freeserve's metaphorical shoes>

Chrizz

Eddie Bernard <e...@ttworld.the-whale.com> wrote in message
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jaserphind wrote
Good, now go get a bowl of Life Cereal. Then go check out the GameMill
at
http://www.gamemill.com ."It will tickle your fancy!" You may very well like
it!
Mikey likes it!

Just because "Mikey" who we don't know exists at all, likes it doesn't
mean
that the rest of us do.

Now kindly go away. I've already had my breakfast, and I'm sure a lot of
people on here already have as well. Coco Pops, and toasted cinnamon loaf
with a cup of tea. Bliss!

And it hasn't tickled my fancy at all, as you so colourfully put it. To
tickle my fancy, it has to be good. This wasn't.

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net

jaserphind wrote

Good, now go get a bowl of Life Cereal. Then go check out the GameMill at
http://www.gamemill.com ."It will tickle your fancy!" You may very well like it!
Mikey likes it!

Just because "Mikey" who we don't know exists at all, likes it doesn't mean
that the rest of us do.

Now kindly go away. I've already had my breakfast, and I'm sure a lot of
people on here already have as well. Coco Pops, and toasted cinnamon loaf
with a cup of tea. Bliss!

And it hasn't tickled my fancy at all, as you so colourfully put it. To
tickle my fancy, it has to be good. This wasn't.

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net

Christie Lewis wrote in message <85su78$ip...@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>...

Wow, a spam that I didn't receive! <kisses freeserve's metaphorical shoes


Chrizz
LOL! Same here- but it was the first time in ages I didn't get spam....

70% of spams aren't spams, just eddies replys, grr

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Sean Casey <G...@gcasey.FR££$£RV£.co.uk> wrote in message
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:
: Christie Lewis wrote in message <85su78$ip...@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>...
: >Wow, a spam that I didn't receive! <kisses freeserve's metaphorical
shoes>
:
: >
: >Chrizz
: LOL! Same here- but it was the first time in ages I didn't get spam....
:
:

Paul Wright <ask...@for.it> wrote in message
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70% of spams aren't spams, just eddies replys, grr

Erm...no. I'll get the calculator if you want me to.

70% of spams aren't spams, just eddies replys, grr

Erm...no. I'll get the calculator if you want me to.

He's right. 90% of true spam i see from this newsgroup is: well, nothing but
eddie's or somebody's replies to them.

--Spider--

mainly eddies,

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Spider <askme...@myrealaddress.com> wrote in message
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: He's right. 90% of true spam i see from this newsgroup is: well, nothing
but
: eddie's or somebody's replies to them.
:
: --Spider--
:
:
:

Spider <askme...@myrealaddress.com> wrote

70% of spams aren't spams, just eddies replys, grr

Erm...no. I'll get the calculator if you want me to.

He's right. 90% of true spam i see from this newsgroup is: well, nothing
but
eddie's or somebody's replies to them.

He's not. I have seen loads of silly computer game spams and not replied to
them. I replied to this one, because it was a sort of funny reply I gave.

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net

I have seen loads of silly computer game spams and not replied to
them. I replied to this one, because it was a sort of funny reply I gave.

YOU HAVE seen them.

Not us.

What are you using to view agmtt? Your isp must suck bad.

--Spider--

Spider <askme...@myrealaddress.com> wrote

I have seen loads of silly computer game spams and not replied to
them. I replied to this one, because it was a sort of funny reply I gave.

YOU HAVE seen them.

Not us.

What are you using to view agmtt? Your isp must suck bad.

Oh dear, I feel a wave of sarcasm...

I'm using a computer, connected to the net, from which I download my
newsgroups, with OE5 of course. And then I use my eyes, and then my brain.
:-S

My ISP does suck, but there's nothing I can do about it.

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net

On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:31:04 -0000, "Eddie Bernard" <e...@ttworld.the-whale.com> wrote:

My ISP does suck, but there's nothing I can do about it.

What a defeatist attitude! There should be plenty that you
can do about it. For instance, forward a copy of the spams
to your ISP's abuse mail address (in your case, it should
be a...@theplanet.net if I read the headers correctly) and
the abuse mail address specified in the header of each spam.
If nothing else, it means that someone else can have a good
laugh...

Also, have you tried asking them why you get so much junk
while everyone else doesn't? Threaten to switch to another
ISP unless they take action (is there a good reason why you
haven't done this already?). Be polite, but be direct. After
all, it's *you* who are contributing to this ISP's coffers.

-Mike [http://games.hplx.net]

Mike Wagstaff wrote

Eddie Bernard" wrote:

My ISP does suck, but there's nothing I can do about it.

What a defeatist attitude! There should be plenty that you
can do about it. For instance, forward a copy of the spams
to your ISP's abuse mail address (in your case, it should
be a...@theplanet.net if I read the headers correctly) and
the abuse mail address specified in the header of each spam.
If nothing else, it means that someone else can have a good
laugh...

And I usually do so, or get in touch with the website which is hosting the
spammer stuff. They almost always refuse to remove it, or have used invalid
Abuse Report emails in their headers.
They might laugh, if they actually got round to reading them.

Also, have you tried asking them why you get so much junk
while everyone else doesn't? Threaten to switch to another
ISP unless they take action

(is there a good reason why you haven't done this already?).

There sure is, read on...

Be polite, but be direct. After

I'm always sending official email, especially to the BBC, who being the
ignorant people that they are refuse to answer every single one of them. So
much for them being the most up-to-date. I'll probably have to send it
through the snail mail. Even then they won't take any notice.

all, it's *you* who are contributing to this ISP's coffers.

I'm in a no-win situation. If I switch ISP, *I* lose out, and *they* gain.

Reason: I'm signed up to http://www.greatxscape.com Free off peak and weekend
access, when you switch to their telco. If I leave, they gain, as they no
longer have to pay for my use, and I lose, because I have to go back to
paying per minute, which I hate.

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net

On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:25:59 -0000, "Eddie Bernard" <e...@ttworld.the-whale.com> wrote:

And I usually do so, or get in touch with the website which is hosting the
spammer stuff. They almost always refuse to remove it, or have used invalid
Abuse Report emails in their headers.
They might laugh, if they actually got round to reading them.

Often, I find that spammers use free mail accounts. Every
free mail provider I know forbids spamming, so if you can
work out the mail provider, write to them!

As for complaining to the website who is hosting the spammer,
do you mean the ISP? I can't think of an ISP whose rules
wouldn't include not spamming so, once again, they *should*
take action. If they don't, then there surely must be
someone to complain to... anyone have any ideas?

I'm always sending official email, especially to the BBC, who being the
ignorant people that they are refuse to answer every single one of them. So
much for them being the most up-to-date. I'll probably have to send it
through the snail mail. Even then they won't take any notice.

You send e-mail to the BBC?!? And you want a reply?!?!?!?
Just because you're forced to pay them doesn't mean that you
can expect a reasonable customer service...

I'm in a no-win situation. If I switch ISP, *I* lose out, and *they* gain.

Reason: I'm signed up to http://www.greatxscape.com Free off peak and weekend
access, when you switch to their telco. If I leave, they gain, as they no
longer have to pay for my use, and I lose, because I have to go back to
paying per minute, which I hate.

Hmmm... I'm sure there must be plenty of alternatives who
provide free off peak + weekend access. Recommendations,
anyone? Any Screaming.net users out there, for instance?

-Mike [http://games.hplx.net]

Dan Ros <upl...@happynoweddie-ductape.net> wrote

My friend is. Their newsfeed is just as bad.

What you could do, eddie, is pay a small amount a year to a service like
NewsGuy to get a newsfeed independently.

I'll use X-Stream, on 0800, as it is getting easier to get access now, and
use news.cis.cfn.de.

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net

Mike Wagstaff <a...@dial.pipex.com> wrote

On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:25:59 -0000, "Eddie Bernard"
e...@ttworld.the-whale.com> wrote:

And I usually do so, or get in touch with the website which is hosting
the
spammer stuff. They almost always refuse to remove it, or have used
invalid
Abuse Report emails in their headers.
They might laugh, if they actually got round to reading them.

Often, I find that spammers use free mail accounts. Every
free mail provider I know forbids spamming, so if you can
work out the mail provider, write to them!

Or at least they say they do. The person who sends "Computer games with the
largest selection" always has an @yahoo.com
As is to be expected, they use an invalid one.

As for complaining to the website who is hosting the spammer,
do you mean the ISP? I can't think of an ISP whose rules
wouldn't include not spamming so, once again, they *should*
take action. If they don't, then there surely must be
someone to complain to... anyone have any ideas?

All of them, are on things like Geocities and The Globe. That's what I
meant. It's very rare that they will use their ISP's address. It only blows
their cover!

I'm always sending official email, especially to the BBC, who being the
ignorant people that they are refuse to answer every single one of them.
So
much for them being the most up-to-date. I'll probably have to send it
through the snail mail. Even then they won't take any notice.

You send e-mail to the BBC?!? And you want a reply?!?!?!?
Just because you're forced to pay them doesn't mean that you
can expect a reasonable customer service...

Yep, so I've learned.

I'm in a no-win situation. If I switch ISP, *I* lose out, and *they*
gain.

Reason: I'm signed up to http://www.greatxscape.com Free off peak and weekend
access, when you switch to their telco. If I leave, they gain, as they
no
longer have to pay for my use, and I lose, because I have to go back to
paying per minute, which I hate.

Hmmm... I'm sure there must be plenty of alternatives who
provide free off peak + weekend access. Recommendations,
anyone? Any Screaming.net users out there, for instance?

Screaming.net is recovering, but it isn't as good. The bas****s at
Greatxscape only sent me a nasty letter this morning

"You are using our service for more than 100 hours a month. If you do not
reduce your usage, then we will be forced to limit your free time."

Go on then. Just try it, and I'll be off to Screaming.net in a flash. It
only takes a couple of redials at the moment, and their cut off never
normally works, unlike GXS, who cut me off at precisely two hours. Maybe I
should use more of X-Stream. The main reason I go on the net is for
newsgroups, and X-Stream, who offer 0800 access - which is nearly always
engaged - don't have a news server. However, I requested this group was
added to news.cis.dfn.de and lo and behold, they have.

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net

why don't you use another 0800 isp? such as btinternet that i use, or
callnet when it takes signups again?

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Eddie Bernard <e...@ttworld.the-whale.com> wrote in message
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: Mike Wagstaff wrote
: > Eddie Bernard" wrote:
: >
: > > My ISP does suck, but there's nothing I can do about it.
: >
: > What a defeatist attitude! There should be plenty that you
: > can do about it. For instance, forward a copy of the spams
: > to your ISP's abuse mail address (in your case, it should
: > be a...@theplanet.net if I read the headers correctly) and
: > the abuse mail address specified in the header of each spam.
: > If nothing else, it means that someone else can have a good
: > laugh...
:
: And I usually do so, or get in touch with the website which is hosting the
: spammer stuff. They almost always refuse to remove it, or have used
invalid
: Abuse Report emails in their headers.
: They might laugh, if they actually got round to reading them.
:
: > Also, have you tried asking them why you get so much junk
: > while everyone else doesn't? Threaten to switch to another
: > ISP unless they take action
:
: > (is there a good reason why you haven't done this already?).
:
: There sure is, read on...
:
: > Be polite, but be direct. After
:
: I'm always sending official email, especially to the BBC, who being the
: ignorant people that they are refuse to answer every single one of them.
So
: much for them being the most up-to-date. I'll probably have to send it
: through the snail mail. Even then they won't take any notice.
:
: > all, it's *you* who are contributing to this ISP's coffers.
:
: I'm in a no-win situation. If I switch ISP, *I* lose out, and *they* gain.
:
: Reason: I'm signed up to http://www.greatxscape.com Free off peak and weekend
: access, when you switch to their telco. If I leave, they gain, as they no
: longer have to pay for my use, and I lose, because I have to go back to
: paying per minute, which I hate.
:
: Eddie
: -- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
: -- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net
:
:
:

Dan Ros <upl...@happynoweddie-ductape.net> wrote

Eddie Bernard wrote:
news.cis.cfn.de

Is that a open server?

Yes.You have to register, but there are no fees.
http://news.fu-berlin.de

Does it have a good feed?

Hmm...I wouldn't say that. It has about 15,000 NG's on it. They will not add
any more alt.* newsgroups unless a request is made. I requested AGMTT last
Sunday and I received a reply telling me it had been added on Thursday.
The only alt hierachies that are refused are alt.binaries.* and alt.sex.*
There is a list of all the available hierachies on the site.

Can you post with it?

Yes. I haven't done so yet, but I will soon.

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net

Paul Wright <ask...@for.it> wrote

why don't you use another 0800 isp?

such as btinternet that i use, or

Nope. My mum and dad will refuse to pay for it.

callnet when it takes signups again?

I'll be long dead before then!

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net

Eddie Bernard <e...@ttworld.the-whale.com> wrote in message
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Screaming.net is recovering, but it isn't as good. The bas****s at
Greatxscape only sent me a nasty letter this morning

"You are using our service for more than 100 hours a month. If you do not
reduce your usage, then we will be forced to limit your free time."

Did they tell you at the start that you have a time limit?
If not then they don't have a leg to stand on....

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Rick McGreal <tri...@transport-tycoon.co.uk> wrote in message
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Eddie Bernard <e...@ttworld.the-whale.com> wrote in message

"You are using our service for more than 100 hours a month. If you do
not
reduce your usage, then we will be forced to limit your free time."

Did they tell you at the start that you have a time limit?
If not then they don't have a leg to stand on....

There was no mention of a time limit being introduced at the beginning.
However, it contained the usual "We reserve the right to edit/alter/request
money for/withdraw this offer in the future as long as we give you 14 days
notice."
And they did to all those ones who were told to leave. So there was nothing
they could do.

Eddie
-- Personal Site: http://www.ebernard.greatxscape.net
-- Transport Tycoon World: http://www.ttworld.cjb.net