MARKEM Network Services - BOUNCE

[Jason Shein]

Fraser Campbell wrote:
> On November 4, 2003 04:04 am, David J Patrick wrote:
> 
> 
>>Is this just SPAM ? Should I be surprised to find it following a TLUG
>>thread ? ..should I wrap my head in tin foil ?
>>                ..what was that noise .. ? :-0
> 
> 
> My opinion is that it is spam.  To me viruses, virus alerts, autoreplies and 
> trash like this are no different than classic spam (Nigeria, Viagra, porn, 
> whatever).
> 
> Their intent was probably not to spam, I suspect they just have an incredibly 
> simplistic content filter in their email system and that a user there 
> subscribes to TLUG.
> 
> I emailed abuse@ and postmaster@ that domain to let them know and asked them 
> to fix the problem.  They're running Eudora Internet Mail Server 3.2.2, 
> hadn't heard of that.
> 
> I believe my bounce came from an email where I mentioned how long Openoffice 
> takes to load.  I can't fathom how it could be construed as "inappropriate 
> for business" ... there's nothing particularly appropriate to business but 
> how a machine could determine it to be inappropriate is beyond me.  Of course 
> whatever software (or person) bounced the message was too stupid to quote the 
> message so that a person could actually followup with a less offensive 
> message, I just have to guess what bounced by the subject line.
> 
Oh that is an easy one.

-snip-
"I believe my bounce came from an email where I mentioned how long 
Openoffice takes to load. I can't fathom how it could be construed as 
"inappropriate for business""
-snip-

It mentions an alternative application to a Microsoft product. Remember, 
"open source is for hackers. Respectable people pay for their products", 
or so numerous people I have come into contact with believe. :S

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