Re: Order entry service available

From: Eric <eric_at_deptj.eu>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:54:43 +0000
Message-ID: <slrnjjj1l3.3nv.eric_at_teckel.deptj.eu>

On 2012-02-13, joel garry <joel-garry_at_home.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 4:13?pm, Eric <e..._at_deptj.eu> wrote:
>> On 2012-02-12, ddf <orat..._at_msn.com> wrote:
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>>
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>> > On Feb 11, 9:27?am, Eric <e..._at_deptj.eu> wrote:
>> >> On 2012-02-10, ddf <orat..._at_msn.com> wrote:
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>> >> > On Feb 9, 11:11?pm, vikram <kingkon..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> <spam snipped>
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>> >> > This is the wrong place to post your SPAM. ?Remove it immediately.
>>
>> >> Are you really so naive as to believe either that he would want to
>> >> remove it or that there is actually any way for him to do so?
>>
>> > No, however it is common policy to post such notifications regardless
>> > of the integrity of the original poster.
>>
>> > I'm surprised you haven't noticed that.
>>
>> I have, but I consider it to be moderately pointless.
>>
>> Asking for removal is definitely pointless since it is, as I said,
>> impossible.
>>
>
> Not pointless, it is for the other millions of spammers who might not
> realize they are spammers and look before posting.

Naive.

> Not sure why you say he _can't_ remove a posting, doesn't most posting
> software have such an option?

This is Usenet, the only way to remove a posting is to send a cancellation, and

1. there is no absolute guarantee that a cancellation will reach all the servers the message did
2. many servers ignore cancellations since they are quite easy to forge
3. some of the servers that ignore cancellations keep publicly accessible archives.

Eric

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Received on Mon Feb 13 2012 - 15:54:43 CST