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Re: Lugnet CSOTW Spam
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Wed, 9 May 2001 04:25:28 GMT
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Well, then, I'm sorry to have stirred things up.

Few things get my dander up faster than phone solicitors and email spam from
private parties. (Not much can be done about spam-bots)

I'm glad it was a mistake, and not an actual spam effort.

~Mark "Much Ado About Nothing" Sandlin
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego


in article GD1rLn.886@lugnet.com, Freight Freitas wrote:

> All ~
> 
> First of all, the Lugnet CSOTW Spam came from me.
> 
> Unfortunately, before this evening, I did not know what "spam" was or, for
> that matter, whose e-mail was in my address book.  This was not a "massive
> spam", I only wanted to send the site address to my friends, as the site was
> finally finished last night and I was excited about it.  However, I did not
> realize that every person I ever had correspondence with got saved in the
> address book (thanks Microsoft), I just selected them all and clicked on
> send, figuring the e-mail was going to friends.  Obviously not.  I realized
> my mistake this evening when my site was removed from cool site and my wife
> explained to me how the address book works.
> 
> I apologize for the mistake, I am not a computer person at all, and I
> certainly didn't mean to offend anyone.
> 
> Regards,
> Freight Freitas



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All ~ First of all, the Lugnet CSOTW Spam came from me. Unfortunately, before this evening, I did not know what "spam" was or, for that matter, whose e-mail was in my address book. This was not a "massive spam", I only wanted to send the site (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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