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Subject: Re: TMW: it is time to get more aggressive with spammers; it is time
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:17:14 -0500
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Peter Boettcher wrote:
> "us " <us@neurol.unizh.ch> writes:
> 
>> like most CSSM visitors of TMW&#8217;s web engine, i am very
frustrated, not only with the again revived onslaught of spam by
extremely spiteful individuals - who seem to have a valid TMW account,
to boot - but even more so with the still toothless instrument of the
new news engine to fight it
...

>> in my view, it&#8217;s time to DO something - not just talk endlessly!
> 
> I'll add one more thing: For those of us who do not use the MATLAB
> Central news reader thingy, maybe it's time that TMW gave back
> something to the USENET community besides spam.  How about actually
> issuing cancels to USENET.  Since the spam comes from TMW host
> already, TMW can add a "cancel lock" header, which would allow them to
> send messages which cancel (remove) those posts from other servers
> around the world.
> 
> It's time!
> 
> Or I could just start blocking all posts from TMW.  That would make
> things nice and peaceful around here.
> 
> -Peter

I'll second that.

(And long lines haven't yet been fixed, either, it appears.  US's post 
first sentence shows it...)

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