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Posted by Dr John Stockton on 07/18/05 19:42
JRS: In article <UusCe.94071$ho.28241@bignews6.bellsouth.net>, dated
Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:52:08, seen in news:comp.lang.javascript, NOYB
<reply_to_me@this_newsgroup.com> posted :
>
>On 17-Jul-2005, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
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>> NOYB <reply_to_me@this_newsgroup.com> wrote:
>>
>> Your sender information is forged which is a violation of Internet
>> standards
>> (including, but not limited to, domain abuse) and the Terms of Use of your
>> provider (bellsouth.net [1]) as well as a disregard of Netiquette.
>
>What do you mean by that? Nothing is forged. Are you saying I have to use my
>real name and email address on USENET. That's ridiculous. You're not.
You don't mean that. "You" can only refer to him, and he is ridiculous.
You can use whatever name you like - but those who are ashamed of their
identity or use silly nicknames consequently get diminished respect -
and you are allowed to use any address that you are entitled to use -
one you own, or one you have explicit permission to use for the purpose.
No-one other than a control freak objects to an address used without
permission if that address is such that only a fool or a spam collector
would use.
Moreover, the infant Lahn holds peculiar views on cross-posting. He is
of course entitled to do so; but not to attempt to force them on others,
except in newsgroups where he is a duly appointed polizei-kommissar.
There is in Usenet no obligation to set a single follow-up to a cross-
post; indeed, it is frequently inappropriate to do so.
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