Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
> 
> In article <391D9188.270F04CA@inapg.inra.fr> , Gilles Tran
> <tra### [at] inapginrafr>  wrote:
> 
> > For somebody who is new to the
> > internet, the very concept of spam doesn't mean anything.
> 
> I see your point and would agree, but I suspect it does not apply in this
> case: Setting up a free e-mail service is usually not done by someone
> completely new to the internet.
> 

Hi Thorsten!

I would agree to Gilles and Marc Koester would not be the first person
getting a free account due to the help of friends or family. I did this
at least twice for friends.
Even so the error has been a big one I wouldn't take it too seriously 
this time. 
If he repeats this stunt I would ask for a UDP or whatever would be
possible on this server).

Marc

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"Ron Parker" <ron### [at] povrayorg> wrote in message
news:slr### [at] linuxparkerrfwicom...
> On Sat, 13 May 2000 18:19:16 -0500, Chris Huff wrote:
> >This particular mistake(gathering hundreds of e-mail addresses and
> >mass-mailing to them) is not normally something beginners would be able
> >to figure out...by the time they are advanced enough to do this, most
> >people have hopefully developed better manners.
>
> What I don't get is why I didn't get one.  It's not as though I haven't
> posted to every group on this server, plus CGRR.  Maybe I just come
> across as unhelpful. :)

IMHO it means that M. Koester collected the adresses one by one, "manually",
copy/paste... (which would invalidate Chris' interpretation).


Philippe

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On Tue, 16 May 2000 15:36:54 +0200, Philippe Debar wrote:
>
>"Ron Parker" <ron### [at] povrayorg> wrote in message
>news:slr### [at] linuxparkerrfwicom...
>> On Sat, 13 May 2000 18:19:16 -0500, Chris Huff wrote:
>> >This particular mistake(gathering hundreds of e-mail addresses and
>> >mass-mailing to them) is not normally something beginners would be able
>> >to figure out...by the time they are advanced enough to do this, most
>> >people have hopefully developed better manners.
>>
>> What I don't get is why I didn't get one.  It's not as though I haven't
>> posted to every group on this server, plus CGRR.  Maybe I just come
>> across as unhelpful. :)
>
>IMHO it means that M. Koester collected the adresses one by one, "manually",
>copy/paste... (which would invalidate Chris' interpretation).

Maybe he deliberately excluded povray.org addresses.  If that is the case,
he probably knew what he was doing was wrong.

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Warp wrote:
> 
>   Please don't post binary attachments to non-binaries groups. Thanks.

He has even mailed it to me and a hundred others :-(

Markus

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Marc Koester wrote:
> 
> Dear readers,
> 
> I read the statements about my person. I apologize by everyone who
> feels disturbed by my questions!

Ok, accepted, but whys on earth did you mass-mail it, too?
I also thought about complaining to GMX and closing your account.

> I learned how to behave correctly and will never do that again!
> And mistakes are human and we all learn from them!



Markus

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"Markus Becker" <mar### [at] studentuni-siegende> wrote in message



"Ignorance protects against punishment not"

Looks like Yoda is working for babelfish.

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In article <39227177.D78EF5C7@student.uni-siegen.de> , Markus Becker 
<mar### [at] studentuni-siegende>  wrote:

> Marc Koester wrote:
>>
>> Dear readers,
>>
>> I read the statements about my person. I apologize by everyone who
>> feels disturbed by my questions!
>
> Ok, accepted, but whys on earth did you mass-mail it, too?
> I also thought about complaining to GMX and closing your account.

I just got an e-mail from GMX stating that the account has been closed.


    Thorsten

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"Ron Parker" <ron### [at] povrayorg> wrote in message
news:slr### [at] linuxparkerrfwicom...
> >> What I don't get is why I didn't get one.  It's not as though I haven't
> >> posted to every group on this server, plus CGRR.  Maybe I just come
> >> across as unhelpful. :)
> >
> >IMHO it means that M. Koester collected the adresses one by one,
"manually",
> >copy/paste... (which would invalidate Chris' interpretation).
>
> Maybe he deliberately excluded povray.org addresses.  If that is the case,
> he probably knew what he was doing was wrong.


gee - I did not think of that.



Philippe

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"Thorsten Froehlich" wrote:
> I just got an e-mail from GMX stating
> that the account has been closed.

Some people in this newsgroup thought that there was no excuse for his
action, while others thought he probably was a newbie, and that we shouldn't
overreact. Now, one *could* have let the doubt be to his advantage, but it
seems that it was not to be the case...

Rune

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"Rune" <run### [at] inamecom> wrote :
>
> Some people in this newsgroup thought that there was no excuse for his
> action, while others thought he probably was a newbie, and that we
shouldn't
> overreact.

    I think there was no excuse and I think he was probably a newbie and
I -don't- think we over-reacted. Some people need to learn the hard way and
you can spot them by the fact that they are old enough to type but not old
enough to know that you should -ask- before doing anything that affects
other people.

    Losing his account was probably the best thing for him. We will all
benefit in the long run. He will get another account and will be more
careful in the future.

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