Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-11-01 Thread Aronsmith
On Sat, 2003-11-01 at 12:07, Margot wrote: > Aronsmith wrote: > > On Sat, 2003-11-01 at 11:19, Margot wrote: > > > >>HaywireMac wrote: > >> > >>>On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 16:50:10 + > >>>Graham Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >>> > >>> > >>> > boys, > >>> > >>> > >>>that should be singula

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-11-01 Thread Margot
Aronsmith wrote: On Sat, 2003-11-01 at 11:19, Margot wrote: HaywireMac wrote: On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 16:50:10 + Graham Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: boys, that should be singular. I didn't call anyone's opinion "shrill", "silly", or other such things. Up to that point it was a fairly

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-11-01 Thread Aronsmith
On Sat, 2003-11-01 at 11:19, Margot wrote: > HaywireMac wrote: > > On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 16:50:10 + > > Graham Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > > > >>boys, > > > > > > that should be singular. I didn't call anyone's opinion "shrill", > > "silly", or other such things. Up to that poi

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-11-01 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Saturday 01 November 2003 09:55 am, HaywireMac wrote: > On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 09:40:51 -0500 > > Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > Cute little sayings like this are relatively meaningless to me. > > Anarchy would be far worse for all of us than even "over-the-top" > > government. Laws

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-11-01 Thread HaywireMac
On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 09:40:51 -0500 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Cute little sayings like this are relatively meaningless to me. > Anarchy would be far worse for all of us than even "over-the-top" > government. Laws are an absolute necessity without which there can be > no social c

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-11-01 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 31 October 2003 09:38 pm, HaywireMac wrote: > On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:17:50 -0500 > > Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > The answer however, is not to reject everything out of hand and adopt > > the position that no law can be useful. > > Unless you recognize that laws *create

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-10-31 Thread aronsmith
On Friday 31 October 2003 06:38 pm, HaywireMac wrote: > On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:17:50 -0500 > > Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > The answer however, is not to reject everything out of hand and > > adopt the position that no law can be useful. > > Unless you recognize that laws *create

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-10-31 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:17:50 -0500 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > The answer however, is not to reject everything out of hand and adopt > the position that no law can be useful. Unless you recognize that laws *create disorder* ;-) "The more laws and order are made prominent, the

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-10-31 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:57:04 -0500 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This response actually brings up something that has been bugging me of > late about some elements of the tech community. I realize that there > are a large number of clueless politicians and lawyers out there but > te

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-10-31 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 31 October 2003 11:38 am, Tango Echo wrote: > > Well, I am not a resident of Illinois, therefore, > > this particular criminal > > code does not apply to me. > > Good, but you might want to check these states too: > http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/states/ I might check the laws, not someone'

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-10-31 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 31 October 2003 11:29 am, HaywireMac wrote: > Relying on politicians and lawyers to protect us has never served us > well in the past, I see no reason to expect anything different for the > future. The answer however, is not to reject everything out of hand and adopt the position that

RE: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-10-31 Thread Tango Echo
> > Ah! Here is the reference: > http://www.hackbusters.net > > While it's possible it may deal directly with his > > LaBrea tar pit program, it appears to hinge around > the > > tar pit technology. Here's a quote from the site: > > Quote: > > > > This section of the Illinois Criminal Code was >

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-10-31 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:57:04 -0500 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > The fact is that tortured readings of laws and paranoid ravings about > the possible clueless applications of laws does not do the tech > community any service. It makes us all appear to be unreasonable and > unwilli

Re: [newbie] Damn these spammers! : ISP ip-ranges [slightly OT]

2003-10-31 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 31 October 2003 09:17 am, Tango Echo wrote: > Ah! Here is the reference: http://www.hackbusters.net > While it's possible it may deal directly with his > LaBrea tar pit program, it appears to hinge around the > tar pit technology. Here's a quote from the site: > Quote: > > This section