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Date:      Sun, 9 Jan 2000 09:00:33 -0800
From:      "FreeBSD" <freebsd@gtonet.net>
To:        "Amancio Hasty" <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-current@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: load spike strangeness 
Message-ID:  <NCBBILEECKNKMONCIAIOMEGOCGAA.freebsd@gtonet.net>
In-Reply-To: <200001091248.EAA23038@rah.star-gate.com>

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> > At 8:29 PM -0800 2000/1/8, FreeBSD wrote:
> >
> > >  Again, I ask, if all you want to do is flame, take it to
> private e-mail and
> > >  let's leave the lists out of this.
> >
> > 	I don't think you get the point.  If you continue to use an alias
> > (as opposed to your real name), then it looks like everyone is just
> > going to filter out your e-mail, and therefore it will do no good
> > whatsoever to attempt to continue to post here.
> >
> > 	And if you go too far in this questionable behaviour, we may have
> > to ask the FreeBSD Postmaster to remove you from the mailing lists
> > and put you into the "spam" filters so that you are no longer capable
> > of sending anything to the lists.
> >
> >
> > 	Please cease and desist, before you do more damage to yourself
> > and the lists.
>
> And what's the point of refusing him because he is using an obvious alias?
>
> For instance, just because someone  has an email name which resembles
> a real name lets say "Brad Knowles" does not necessarily mean that the
> real "Brad Knowles is sending the mail assuming of course that there
> is a Brad Knowles.
>
> Let me put another way I sure hope we don't assume that any given email
> truly identifies the individual and that the person is legally
> responsible
> for his email handle .
>

Indeed, I could adduser bknowels and use/be Brad Knowels (for all you know
my name could also be Brad Knowels) if he prefers. I'm not like that though.
Some people just aren't happy if they aren't complaining about something.

>
>  Amancio Hasty
>  hasty@rah.star-gate.com
>

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