How very odd.
This post is on the MS server, but it as of this moment, it has not made
it to the Berlin server.
From: "Rhonda Lea Kirk" <
[email protected]>
During the first half of 2005 there was the self proclaimed Internet
Evangelist, Reverand "R.o.n.a.l.d L. G.r.o.s.s.i" who posted,
enmasse, 10's of thousand of Chritian based spam such as...
http://groups.google.com/group/rec....onald+l.+grossi&rnum=5&hl=en#3eca7767833d374d
It looks like the bots got most of them, unless he used more than one
address. But he certainly didn't understand the difference between the
subject line and the body of the message.
I can provide you *much* information on this spammer but it would
have to be OffLine (just remove ~nospam~ from my posting address).
Net loon? Never mind, I'll send you an email, but really, that address I
use is a working address. Just so you know.
The "other" individual referenced is a blackhat playing the role of a
white hat. He is a LMIT contractor and holds a very responsible
position with NASA but acts in an awfully unethical manner.
Well, then, maybe I'll send him an email. You know, just to say hi.
But the truth is, a lot of those guys--especially the ones who hang on
the net--are insane. I have friends who work there--all the various
"theres"--who are somewhat nuts, but not frighteningly so. The cretin,
on the other hand....I dunno. I would hate to see what he might do if
cornered.
He fought with the MS employee Mr. Mike Brannigan and he was
subsequently banned. (albeit he constantly lies about this fact).
He lies about everything.
The then News Server Admin. Mr. John Eddy created the News Server
filter. The present News Server admin (Mr. D. H.) continues its
enforcement.
I wrote to the latter gentleman this evening with a link to the Sharon
Franks posts.
His antics, theft of intellectual property, plagiarism
and other noteworthy accomplishments don't go un-noticed. Leythos,
while sometime TOO argumentative, has made sure newbies and others
are aware of this person.
I know, and I think it's a valuable service that he performs with regard
to this cretin.
Earlier this year I had a situation where a URL I posted was in the
filter and thus my posts were deleted. I discussed this problem with
the News Server Admin. and the filter was fixed. Sometimes I think
the filter is too "fuzzy" and catches more then what was initially
intended.
Well, I'm not going to say any more about the May killfiling, although I
saw one MVP get erased, along with all the rest (including me--and I owe
an eternal debt of gratitude to he who rescued me from the bin).
Collateral damage, I suppose.
It just didn't look good that Microsoft was deleting criticism. As Bill
Gates said, "Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of
learning."
But since then, even with all the uproar over WGA, I haven't seen any
deletions with my own two eyes. It's weird, though, that Alias got
nailed yet again.
rl
--
Rhonda Lea Kirk
Insisting on perfect safety is for people
without the balls to live in the real world.
Mary Shafer Iliff
