On 08 Feb 2007 I stormed the castle called alt.sailing.asa and heard
Daedalus cry out in ...

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 01:01:47 -0000, "Steve Leyland"
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Mowe Z. Slowley wrote:
: ThePsyko wrote:
:: On 30 Jan 2007 I stormed the castle called alt.buzzard.rules and
:: heard Mowe Z. Slowley cry out in
:: news:enNvh.20972$Fd.14636@edtnps90...
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::: blu wrote:
:::: On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:10:55 +0000, Mowe Z. Slowley wrote
:::: 3LMvh.20965$Fd.18494@edtnps90:
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::::: I've been NetKKKopped by some rich ****head yacht owner from the
::::: alt.sailing.asa froup for my involvement in the 'Terror Free Gas
::::: Station" thread of Jan 23rd!
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::::: I got a TOS reminder from my provider this morning!!
::::: What the hell is up widdat?
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::::: I can only surmise that this ethics challenged jerkhoff has
::::: blanket complained about everyone who posted in that thread, as
::::: my involvement was peripheral at best.
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::::: Burning poverty stricken children in Lagos isn't good enough for
::::: these rich ****s?
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::::: I'm incensed. The incense smells like charred human flesh.
:::: That's ridiculous.
:::: All the ruckos I've been stirring and I've yet to receive one
:::: complaint. And lemme tell ya.. I've been busy.
:::: I hope they're not going to terminate you???
:::: Whatta crock.
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::: Was just a warning, I think.
:::
::: here is a copy of my response:
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:::: I have located the source of this complaint and determined that
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:::: a) I shall have to be more careful about cross-post links in
:::: future newsgroup compositions, and
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:::: b) The nature of this complaint was spurious in the extreme.
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:::: I have reviewed your TOS policy as linked to below.
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:::: Questions I have for you include:
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:::: Do I run a risk of being TOS'ed by you if an arbitrary Telus
:::: Policy determined quota of such spurious complaints is reached?
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:::: Do you discriminate between 'spurious' and 'serious' when
:::: processing complaints?
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:::: Am I informed each and every time _any_ complaint is made?
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:::: your customer:
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:::: wrote:
:::::: We are writing to inform you that TELUS has received a
:::::: complaint alleging that your TELUS Internet Service account has
:::::: been involved in unlawful activity. This complaint was traced
:::::: back to your account based on the IP address used at the time
:::::: of this activity.
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:::::: Please note that TELUS has not provided any of your personal
:::::: account information to the complainant. It is TELUS' policy to
:::::: disclose such information to a complainant only if ordered to
:::::: do so by a court of law, which has not happened to date. We do,
:::::: however, want you to be aware that this complaint was received
:::::: by us.
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:::::: The following information that may be of help to you if you are
:::::: unaware of this type of activity originating from your account:
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:::::: (a) you may wish to inquire with others who have access to
:::::: your account; (b) if are using a dial-up account, you may wish
:::::: to change the account password to ensure that only authorized
:::::: users have access to it; and
:::::: (c) you may also want to check your system for viruses, which
:::::: may explain why this sort of activity is originating from your
:::::: account. To learn more visit www.telus.com/virus.
::::::
:::::: If you are not aware of our Acceptable Use Policy, which
:::::: strictly prohibits use of our Service to violate laws or
:::::: infringe the legal rights of others, you may review it at
:::::: www.mytelus.com/internet/nv/aup.do. Please be aware that
:::::: violation of this policy could result in disconnection of your
:::::: Service. In addition, if a private dispute results in a court
:::::: order compelling the removal of material from TELUS' servers or
:::::: disconnection of your Service, TELUS will comply with such an
:::::: order.
::::::
:::::: Below is an excerpt from the complaint that we received
:::::: regarding your account. We include it in this notice in an
:::::: effort to help you identify the activity that is in question.
::::::
:::::: Thank you,
::::::
:::::: Sincerely, Ken
::::::
:::::: Internet Abuse Team Member
:::::: Consumer Customer Operations
:::::: TELUS Communications
:::::: Email:
:::::: http://www.telus.com/internetabuse - Internet Abuse FAQ
:::::: http://www.mytelus.com/internet/policies/TISAA.do - TELUS
:::::: Internet Services Account Agreement
:::::: http://www.mytelus.com/internet/policies/display.do -
:::::: Acceptable Use Policy
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:::::: *Please include the original email in any replies.
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:::::: Excerpt from complaint:
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:::::: One of your users is cross posting to unrelated
:::::: newsgroups, which has the effect of disrupting the
:::::: alt.sailing.asa Usenet newsgroup. If you could kindly ask
:::::: your user to refrain, that would be most helpful.
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:::::: //-- newsgroup charter --
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:::::: 1.0 Newsgroup origin
:::::: alt.sailing.asa was begun by the American Sailing Association
:::::: in 1990 as a forum for the exchange of ideas by people who
:::::: share an interest in the sport and lifestyle of sailing. At the
:::::: time, the only other, similar newsgroup was rec.boats.
:::::: alt.sailing.asa had a more specific focus.
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:::::: Xref: sn-us alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk:630720
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:::::: lorb.com!newsfeed2.telusplanet.net!newsfeed.telus. net!edtnps82
:::::: .POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: ""Mowe Z. Slowley""
:::::: User-Agent: Icedove 1.5.0.9
:::::: (X11/20061220) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups:
:::::: alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk,alt.buzzard.ru les,alt.sail
:::::: ing.asa Subject: terror free gas stations References:
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:::::: pan.2007.01.23.09.01.34.274261@utb
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:::::: Steve Leyland wrote:
:::::: Gilligan wrote:
:::::: : ""blu"" wrote in message
:::::: : newsan.2007.01.23.12.59.34.783033@utb...
:::::: :: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:24:39 +0000, BuZZard wrote
:::::: :: Xhtth.559$FN1.460@trnddc08:
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:::::: ::: ""Gilligan""
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:::::: :::: ""blu"" wrote in message
:::::: :::: newsan.2007.01.23.09.01.34.274261@utb...
:::::: ::::: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:32:53 +0000, Steve Leyland
:::::: ::::: wrote
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:::::: :::::: Joe wrote:
:::::: ::::::: Gas Station To Offer 'Terror-Free' Oil
:::::: ::::::: February Grand Opening Planned
:::::: :::::::
:::::: ::::::: POSTED: 3:29 pm EST January 22, 2007
:::::: ::::::: UPDATED: 7:08 pm EST January 22, 2007
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:::::: ::::::: OMAHA, Neb. -- Area drivers will soon be able to
:::::: ::::::: fill up with gasoline made from ""terror-free
:::::: ::::::: oil.""
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:::::: ::::::: KETV in Omaha reports that a gas station is
:::::: ::::::: about to open near 129th and Q streets named
:::::: ::::::: Terror Free Oil, and the idea is to offer
:::::: ::::::: consumers petroleum products from countries that
:::::: ::::::: do not sponsor terror.
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:: crossposting is now "unlawful"??!?!?
::
:: I say dump that crap of an ISP if you have that option.
::
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: You really think that's what they're trying to say?
: Isn't the "alt" newsgroup subheading supposed to be unmoderated?

it sure is!
:
: They can provide me with full access to a group and then prosecute
: me for posting into it without an invitation?

nope. you absolutely can't be prosecuted for posting to usenet unless
your post is threatening, racist, libellous or infringes copyright and
of course child porn.
:

But Mr. Leyland, what if I'm posting to usernet wearing multicolored
pantaloons and threatening to wipe snot on their posts?

Can I get in trouble for this?


Not if you provide pics!!!

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ThePsyko
Public Enemy #7