Newsgroup Abuse

A newsgroup has been specially set up for the purpose of allowing members
of the many UK newsgroups suffering from an extremely abusive form of
trolling, to discuss the problem, exchange information and hopefully
achieve a permanent solution.

You are invited to join the group providing you do so with a valid and
traceable email address. Please note that a throw away address is not
acceptable.

The group has already made considerable progress since it was formed, but
your ideas and help would be most welcome.

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ng_abuse/
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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:32:38 +0000 (UTC), in article
<(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kevin G"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>A newsgroup has been specially set up for the purpose of allowing members
>of the many UK newsgroups suffering from an extremely abusive form of
>trolling, to discuss the problem, exchange information and hopefully
>achieve a permanent solution.
>
>You are invited to join the group providing you do so with a valid and
>traceable email address. Please note that a throw away address is not
>acceptable.
>
>The group has already made considerable progress since it was formed, but
>your ideas and help would be most welcome.
>
>http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ng_abuse/
>_________________________________________________ _____

Is this a joke?

Are you not able to rise above it and/or make good use of your
filters/killfiles? Or better yet, ignore it completely like most
mature adults would?

Perhaps you should get out more?

..... an ingenious way of collecting e-mail addresses for spamming purposes.

Very cute

K.

"Anonymous" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:32:38 +0000 (UTC), in article
> <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kevin G"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> >A newsgroup has been specially set up for the purpose of allowing members
> >of the many UK newsgroups suffering from an extremely abusive form of
> >trolling, to discuss the problem, exchange information and hopefully
> >achieve a permanent solution.
> >
> >You are invited to join the group providing you do so with a valid and
> >traceable email address. Please note that a throw away address is not
> >acceptable.
> >
> >The group has already made considerable progress since it was formed, but
> >your ideas and help would be most welcome.
> >
> >http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ng_abuse/
> >_________________________________________________ _____
>
> Is this a joke?
>
> Are you not able to rise above it and/or make good use of your
> filters/killfiles? Or better yet, ignore it completely like most
> mature adults would?
>
> Perhaps you should get out more?

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:28:16 -0000, in article
<(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kathy Burke" <leavemealone>
wrote:

>.... an ingenious way of collecting e-mail addresses for spamming purposes.
>
>Very cute
>
>K.
>
>

Doh, but of course!

..... and that is of course what they hope for. "Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam
........."

K

"Anonymous" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:28:16 -0000, in article
> <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kathy Burke" <leavemealone>
> wrote:
>
> >.... an ingenious way of collecting e-mail addresses for spamming
purposes.
> >
> >Very cute
> >
> >K.
> >
> >
>
> Doh, but of course!

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Kevin G
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

[Cut]

Would everyone please note that this bozo crossposted this to a load of
newsgroups and purposefully set the follow-up to demon.local only. The
intent is to get people who don't check where they're posting to click
on Reply and post dross there.

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From: "Kevin G" <(E-Mail Removed)>
Newsgroups:
uk.radio.amateur,demon.local,uk.rec.caravanning,uk .local.yorkshire,uk.leg
al,uk.d-i-y,uk.telecom.broadband,uk.rec.models.engineering,u k.media.dvd
Subject: Newsgroup Abuse
Followup-To: demon.local
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Those of you who've been clicking Reply without checking *where* you're
posting - please check in future.

Note: Follow-up set to Poster.
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Tony

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Walt Davidson news:(E-Mail Removed)

> On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:32:38 +0000 (UTC), "Kevin G"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> You are invited to join the group providing you do so with a valid and
>> traceable email address. Please note that a throw away address is not
>> acceptable.
>
> That rules out 90% of the contributors to this group, then!

Ignore the fuckhead who set follow-ups to demon.local.

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Tone news:(E-Mail Removed)

> On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:32:38 +0000 (UTC), "Kevin G"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>> A newsgroup has been specially set up for the purpose of allowing members
>> of the many UK newsgroups suffering from an extremely abusive form of
>> trolling, to discuss the problem, exchange information and hopefully
>> achieve a permanent solution.
>>
>> You are invited to join the group providing you do so with a valid and
>> traceable email address. Please note that a throw away address is not
>> acceptable.
>>
>> The group has already made considerable progress since it was formed, but
>> your ideas and help would be most welcome.
>>
>> http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ng_abuse/
>
> That aint a Newsgroup, sunshine

It ain't worth joining, either.

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There is no such thing as a victimless crime.

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Robbie news:(E-Mail Removed)

>> From: "Kevin G" (E-Mail Removed)
>> Date: 26/01/04 11:32 GMT Standard Time
>> Message-id: <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>
>>
>> A newsgroup has been specially set up for the purpose of allowing members
>> of the many UK newsgroups suffering from an extremely abusive form of
>> trolling, to discuss the problem, exchange information and hopefully
>> achieve a permanent solution.
>>
>> You are invited to join the group providing you do so with a valid and
>> traceable email address. Please note that a throw away address is not
>> acceptable.
>>
>> The group has already made considerable progress since it was formed, but
>> your ideas and help would be most welcome.
>>
>> http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ng_abuse/
>> __________________________________________________ ____
>
> Yahoo Groups = email address harvesters dream.
>
> The irony is, the originator of this ng posting is using hotmail, a throwaway
> address.
>
> The words "born yesterday" spring to mind...

Crossposted for the benefit of the readers of the 8 groups Kevin G did not set
follow-ups to.

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Cue 500 replies by Phil Kyle.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, said......

> .... and that is of course what they hope for. "Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam
> ........"
>
> K
>
> "Anonymous" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:28:16 -0000, in article
> > <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kathy Burke" <leavemealone>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >.... an ingenious way of collecting e-mail addresses for spamming
> purposes.
> > >
> > >Very cute
> > >
> > >K.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Doh, but of course!
>
>
>
I seem to recall a similar post (not sure whether it's by the same guy)
about 6 months ago in this group. He was shot down then as well.
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