Re: Spam/Abuse

From: Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 17:12:56 +0000
Subject: Re: Spam/Abuse
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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. > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derick Rethans http://derickrethans.nl/ JDI Media Solutions http://www.jdimedia.nl/ PHP Magazine - PHP Magazine for Professionals http://php-mag.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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