Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to ask why reply to a 4-month-old post

From	"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.linux, alt.comp.shareware, alt.comp.virus
Subject	Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to ask why reply to a 4-month-old post
Date	2017-03-30 01:17 +0200
Message-ID	<jsrtqd-3vr.ln1@minas-tirith.valinor> (permalink)
References	<o0skj7$g12$1@dont-email.me> <XnsA7443C87DCA09HT1@5NrXCZ76447jNu5uV9k.S8J> <58DA6D78.2D5E238F@Guy.C0M> <qgjndcpjs67iks008ljc13ur143ijhoj1p@4ax.com>

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On 2017-03-29 17:17, Shadow wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 10:04:40 -0400, Virus Guy <Virus@Guy.C0M> wrote:
> 
>> Dustin wrote:


>> Why are you replying to a 4-month-old post?
>>
>> Does the OP participate in the .shareware or .linux groups (because I
>> don't see any other posts by him in the .virus group).
> 
> 	He replied to this:
> 
> Message-ID: <o0skj7$g12$1@dont-email.me>
> 
> 	Probably without noticing it was spam. The OP (original
> poster) also spammed a lot of other groups with almost identical
> messages.
> 	[]'s

If it was spam, what was the real purpose?

I assume spam tries to sell something or hook people into some scheme.
Perhaps getting direct email responses?
Trolling might fit better.


-- 
Cheers,
       Carlos E.R.

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  Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to ask why reply to a 4-month-old post Virus Guy <Virus@Guy.C0M> - 2017-03-28 10:04 -0400
    Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to ask why reply to a 4-month-old post "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2017-03-29 05:09 +0200
    Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to ask why reply to a 4-month-old post Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2017-03-29 12:17 -0300
      Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to ask why reply to a 4-month-old post "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> - 2017-03-29 17:57 +0100
      Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to ask why reply to a 4-month-old post "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2017-03-30 01:17 +0200
    Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to ask why reply to a 4-month-old post Diesel <me@privacy.net> - 2017-03-30 01:33 +0000

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