Re: Oracle Awards: Oustanding SPAM SPAM SPAM

"omletv4" <notrolls_at_notrolls.omlet.org.notrolls> wrote in message news:<7e67df8708b67234434d83520fc3d3dd_at_localhost.talkaboutdatabases.com>...
> Lil is my ex, Jarrel, something you can check in Conroe, Texas records
> (Montgomery County). And she owns 50% of the corporation. The web site is
> hosted by yahoo and is built using their templates and images using page
> builder. That is why it is primitive; no login's, no user tracking, etc.
> However, we will be hosting our web site using our servers soon. So unless
> instructed by Yahoo or that the web site is moved from their servers, I
> suggest you to shut up.
>
> Now Stanford Information Technology, Inc was bought by Tera Knowledge
> Systems, Inc. which is incorporated in Texas; something you can check!
>
> Now the guy who wrote the OMLET software decided to password protect it;
> probably the downloads consumed the bandwidth or something; now I wonder
> how would we screw his company and software!
>
> - Madasgar Schnootz

Interesting. From September 8, 1992:

                        ANNOUNCING NETBOOK...

Tera Knowledge Systems, Inc. a Houston based software firm, announces NetBook, a network-based Information Retrieval system. It is capable of searching textual databases and other collections on remote machines located across networks that are connected via TCP/IP.

NetBook conforms to the ANSI Z39.50 protocol. It comes with an OSF/Motif graphical user interface (the client) and a retrieval server. NetBook's indexing and search engines are based on data structures that use Optimal Minimal Perfect Hashing (OMPH) technology. NetBook features advanced searching and relevance feedback methods that provide high precision.

NetBook's indexes full text in various formats such as text files, Unix mail, Gnu rmail, Netnews format, PICT files, GIF files and TIFF files, Internet resource guide, postscript files and other mail formats. NetBook indexes most text at a speed of about 300 Mb per hour.

NetBook is also capable of displaying various formats such as text, PICT files, TIF and GIF files. NetBook currently runs under UNIX (SunOS, Interactive UNIX) and a Windows 3.1 version will be announced shortly.

For full information call (713) 789-1746 or write Tera Knowledge Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 771862
Houston, TX 77215-1862

After this advertisement nothing was ever heard of Tera Knowledge Systems, Inc. until 9 years later, when Amjad Daoud posted THIS in comp.databases.oracle.misc on September 11, 2001:

Dear DBA,

You are cordially invited to test and review our 100% pure Java Oracle 9i/8i Monitoring Applet (OMLET). As the leading expert in your field, your opinion and feedback is highly valued and appreciated. We would like to encourage you to distribute copies of OMLET to your associates and fellow DBAs. Omlet is distributed in a jar form and can be found at:

http://www.geocities.com/teraknowledgesystems/omlet.jar

Installation information is available at:

http://www.geocities.com/teraknowledgesystems/readme.txt

and license information can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/teraknowledgesystems/license.txt

Thank you for your time and participation.

Cheers,

Amjad Daoud
The OMLET Team Lead
Tera Knowledge Systems, Inc.
Arlington, Texas

So, we have a legitimate corporation, Tera Knowledge Systems, Inc., located in Houston, Texas in 1992, selling a product called Netbook. Nothing more is heard of this company until nine years later, when Amjad Daoud, who apparently bought out the beleagured company for a song (and, possibly a dance), decided to use a once-respected company name to promote his own product and agenda, moving the 'corporation' to Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers baseball team, Six Flags, Wet and Wild and the University of Texas at Arlington. And Arlington is just southwest of D/FW Airport, where AMR/Sabre has faciilities. No mention is made of Tera Knowledge Systems, Inc. buying out any corporation named Stanford Information Technology, Inc., which isn't the same as the Stanford Information Technology Corporation, which Amjad claims he founded. Which also leads to the question of why 'Lil', his 'ex', still owns 50 percent of this ludicrous company. Amjad owns 50 percent, 'Lil' owns 50 percent ... either they are both rich, or the company is worthless. And, if they're so loaded with money, why are they so bothered by criticism?

It simply does not make sense to any rational person. Of course, neither do any of their posts.

David Fitzjarrell Received on Mon Aug 30 2004 - 15:19:52 CDT