Re: Spam/Abuse
| From: | Derick Rethans | Date: | Tue, 08 Apr 2003 17:12:56 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Spam/Abuse | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.mirrors |
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On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
> I have no idea what you are referring to. You have contacted a group
> which creates software for creating web pages. This software is in use on
> some 11 million domains around the world and anybody can download it free
> and use it for whatever they want. Chances are you have run across a site
> that uses our software on their web site and you are transferring the
> blame for their actions back to us. We really can't do anything about how
> people use our software anymore than the power company is responsible for
> what people do with the power they provide them.
What about putting something similar akin the text above on a webpage
and just reply next times with the link to that? Saves typing the
message everytime :)
Derick
> On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, mimi5@prodigy.net wrote:
>
> > I have been receiving some extremely foul and offensive email from
> > your clients and have been desperately been trying to get my email
> > address remove from your listings. All I receive is information
> > regarding a genital I don't have and pictures I don't care to view.
> > Please remove my name from you system. This has been going on long
> > enough and I find this vulgar and an invasion of my privacy. I have
> > never visited any of these sites and have no intention of doing so.
> > Again, please respect my request since none of your clients care to
> > remove my name and just add my name to more of their "filthy" lists.
> > I see no humor in opening my mailbox and finding 355 per day and
> > they are all coming from this ".net" just because I asked these
> > "children" to remove my name. Thank you for your attention in this
> > matter and hope you will tend to this matter. As a webmaster, I'm
> > sure you don't want these people ruining your reputation. Have a
> > nice day and thank you.
>
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