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As an addendum to my prior post, I have copied the relevant portions of the LUGNET TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT (Version 1.0.1, 7 Mar 2000) here. Remember, these are the rules and standards that each and every individual posting to LUGNET agrees to abide (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Identity Theft
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To the LUGNET membership, I have seen two blatant cases of identity theft in LUGNET newsgroups today (2001.05.24). This is in direct violation of the sections 'Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Terms of Use (6)' and 'Discussion Group Terms and (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms) !!
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| | Re: Hey Todd, terms/charter type question
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(...) I have been polite about it, friendly reminder type of thing, like I said I have off two of these recently for b.s.t. My emailer doesn't support bcc (as far as I know anyways) so that's kind of hard to do directly, if you want I can either (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) No, as long as you're reasonably polite about it, I don't have any problem with you emailing people directly and asking if they could stop. You could also BCC me on the mail if you like. (...) If that's not something you feel comfortable (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Spam spam spam, wonderful spam... (was Re: Fwd: GASOLINE PRICES
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(...) Argh. If the ToS doesn't directly cover plain old spam, it really should, and in no uncertain terms. This is obviously a case of the sender just doing a bulk mail-out, as so fervently requested in the original message; I feel sorry for the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Spam spam spam, wonderful spam... (was Re: Fwd: GASOLINE PRICES
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> Interesting. I just did a scan of the ToS for "spam", and then a slightly more careful read, and while "auction spam" is expressly prohibited, just plain old spam isn't, or else I missed it. Item 12 sort of tangentially (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Newsgroup structure: some tough decisions
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(...) It may also have been a misreading of this statement: (...) I've got some very mixed feelings about the April Fools jokes. This has been kicked off by the current business with the supposed NGLTC highway cleanup sign. One thing I'm really (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Newsgroup structure: some tough decisions
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(...) Right... so users promise that the info they give about themselves is true, but not that information in particular posts is. Since we're coming up on April, I guess I think that's a good thing! (even though I am convinced I have "sucker" taped (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Newsgroup structure: some tough decisions
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(...) I'm not aware of anything in the TOS/T&C[1] about this either. Alex may be thinking of the news-posting setup form[2], where there is a checkbox that says: "I swear that all the information I am submitting on this page is correct and that I am (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) I agree. In the past I have mailed posters to tell them of their "errors" - it saves all this huff and puff. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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