Re: Spam loads (was Re: How to post to linux.debian.user)

2003-12-04 Thread Dave
On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 14:20:18 +0100, "Karsten M. Self" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >on Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 10:02:20PM -0600, Scott C. Linnenbringer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 02, 2003, at 17:53 -0700, Dr. MacQuigg wrote: > >> > P.S. The requirement to use a real email address in t

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-03 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 05:53:08PM -0700, Dr. MacQuigg wrote: > P.S. The requirement to use a real email address in this public mailing > list is a big problem. I was recently flooded by 3000 spams over a three > day period, essentially blocking my access to email on that address, > disrupting

Spam loads (was Re: How to post to linux.debian.user)

2003-12-03 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 10:02:20PM -0600, Scott C. Linnenbringer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Dec 02, 2003, at 17:53 -0700, Dr. MacQuigg wrote: > > P.S. The requirement to use a real email address in this public > > mailing list is a big problem. Not strictly required, but encouraged

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 at 00:31 GMT, Hugo Vanwoerkom penned: >> > > And how did you get here at gmane.linux.debian.user? > > (With my ISP, prodigy.net.mx, at 01-800-123-222 (Mexico), asking > anything at all about performance or lack of it, is to be avoided at > all costs, since the staff is traine

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Scott C. Linnenbringer
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003, at 18:31 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Dr. MacQuigg wrote: > > I've tried several new posts and replies to existing posts, and they > > > > never appear in the newsgroup. My ISP has no explanation. I assume > > > > this is something to do with a connection between this

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Scott C. Linnenbringer
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003, at 17:53 -0700, Dr. MacQuigg wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions. My ISP doesn't carry the gmane > newsgroups, and I can't figure out how to make my newsreader subscribe > to more than one news server. So I'll just use the mailing list for > the few messages I need to send

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Cybe R. Wizard
On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:11:00 -0500 "H. S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess most debian users use mailing lists (I have no > idea why) Less spam, I would think. Cybe R. Wizard -- Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P. Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P. "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y. Barely To

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Dr. MacQuigg
Thanks for the suggestions. My ISP doesn't carry the gmane newsgroups, and I can't figure out how to make my newsreader subscribe to more than one news server. So I'll just use the mailing list for the few messages I need to send. -- Dave P.S. The requirement to use a real email address in

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Ken Gilmour
On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:31:01 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > anything at all about performance or lack of it, is to be avoided > at all costs, since the staff is trained to place all blame for > lack of service squarely on the clients and their hardware/software) > > Hugo Sounds a bit like our Iri

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Dr. MacQuigg wrote: I've tried several new posts and replies to existing posts, and they never appear in the newsgroup. My ISP has no explanation. I assume this is something to do with a connection between this mailing list and the newsgroup. Are we supposed to use email only, or can we work

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Paul Morgan
On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 14:42:14 -0700, Dr. MacQuigg wrote: > I've tried several new posts and replies to existing posts, and they never > appear in the newsgroup. My ISP has no explanation. I assume this is > something to do with a connection between this mailing list and the > newsgroup. Are w

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 at 21:42 GMT, Dr. MacQuigg penned: > I've tried several new posts and replies to existing posts, and they > never appear in the newsgroup. My ISP has no explanation. I assume > this is something to do with a connection between this mailing list > and the newsgroup. Are we sup

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread H. S.
Dr. MacQuigg wrote: I've tried several new posts and replies to existing posts, and they never appear in the newsgroup. My ISP has no explanation. I assume this is something to do with a connection between this mailing list and the newsgroup. Are we supposed to use email only, or can we work

Re: How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread H. S.
Dr. MacQuigg wrote: I've tried several new posts and replies to existing posts, and they never appear in the newsgroup. My ISP has no explanation. I assume this is something to do with a connection between this mailing list and the newsgroup. Are we supposed to use email only, or can we work

How to post to linux.debian.user

2003-12-02 Thread Dr. MacQuigg
I've tried several new posts and replies to existing posts, and they never appear in the newsgroup. My ISP has no explanation. I assume this is something to do with a connection between this mailing list and the newsgroup. Are we supposed to use email only, or can we work with our normal new