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Re: FORUM IS ABANDONED - DISREGARD ALL POSTINGS

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On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 11:55:12 AM UTC, Mike Preece wrote:
> On Monday, September 17, 2012 9:25:28 PM UTC+1, uiterwyk wrote:
> > On Aug 27, 11:35 am, "Gene Buckle"
> > 
> > <gene.buc...@bbs.retroarchive.org.remove-l2z-this> wrote:
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> > >   To: xxx
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> > >
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> > > xxx wrote:
> > 
> > > > From Newsgroup: comp.databases.pick
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> > >
> > 
> > > > Glen I'm with you as long as people post meaningful items then we should continue supporting this group. AND I just checked there is a icon with a ! in it up at the top of the screen. People can use that to report abuse if they wish
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> > >
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> > > It's "Gene". :)
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> > >
> > 
> > > Reporting "abuse" in this case is pointless.  The derp is posting with a fake name/email address.  The only thing we know is where he's posting from.  Typically
> > 
> > > usenet news providers will not take any kind of action unless the person is
> > 
> > > doing seriously illegal things - and even then it requires a law enforcement
> > 
> > > action of some kind for them to chase the dork down and cut off his access.
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > > The simple thing to do would be to configure your newsreader to ignore traffic
> > 
> > > from his posting host (this info can be found in the header of his messages).
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > > If you're using Google Groups to read this newsgroup, you're pretty much SOL.
> > 
> > > I'd recommend getting a dedicated newsreader such as XanaNews and then use
> > 
> > > one of the free news servers such as the one available through bbs-scene.org.
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > > g.
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> > 
> > 
> > <BUMP>
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> > > --
> > 
> > > Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007http://www.f15sim.com- The only one of its kind.http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll- Go Collimated or Go Home.
> > 
> > > Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > > ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
> > 
> > > A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.http://www.scarletdme.org- Get it _today_!
> > 
> > >
> > 
> > > Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
> > 
> > > server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
> > 
> > > [Cipher in a.s.r]
> > 
> > > --- Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.91
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> > > The Retro Archive - telnet://bbs.retroarchive.org
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> bump

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Re: FORUM IS ABANDONED - DISREGARD ALL POSTINGS "Gene Buckle" <gene.buckle@bbs.retroarchive.org.remove-l2z-this> - 2012-08-27 08:35 -0700
  Re: FORUM IS ABANDONED - DISREGARD ALL POSTINGS uiterwyk <robert@uiterwyk.net> - 2012-09-17 13:25 -0700
    Re: FORUM IS ABANDONED - DISREGARD ALL POSTINGS Mike Preece <michael@preece.net> - 2012-11-13 03:55 -0800
      Re: FORUM IS ABANDONED - DISREGARD ALL POSTINGS Mike Preece <michael@preece.net> - 2018-01-30 20:49 -0800
        Re: FORUM IS ABANDONED - DISREGARD ALL POSTINGS wjhonson <wjhonson@aol.com> - 2018-01-31 08:37 -0800
          Re: FORUM IS(not) ABANDONED - (don't)DISREGARD ALL POSTINGS "Gene Buckle" <gene.buckle@bbs.retroarchive.org.remove-q6y-this> - 2018-02-06 07:31 -0800

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