Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!news2.euro.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.167 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.67; '*S*': 0.01; 'seemed': 0.07; 'subject:translation': 0.09; 'to:name:python-list@python.org': 0.09; 'belorussian': 0.16; 'people?': 0.16; 'looked': 0.16; '(which': 0.20; 'seems': 0.21; '30th': 0.23; 'here?': 0.23; "what's": 0.23; 'subject:?': 0.29; 'good.': 0.29; 'least': 0.30; 'from:addr:chris': 0.30; 'may,': 0.30; 'it.': 0.31; 'anyone': 0.32; "can't": 0.32; 'properly': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'done.': 0.34; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.35; 'female': 0.35; 'else': 0.35; 'translate': 0.36; 'page': 0.37; 'but': 0.38; 'docs': 0.38; 'linked': 0.38; 'hosting': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'almost': 0.60; 'him': 0.61; 'here:': 0.62; 'link': 0.64; 'ready.': 0.65; 'man': 0.66; 'received:websitewelcome.com': 0.67; 'received:69.93': 0.67; 'offering': 0.73; 'identically': 0.84; 'received:69.93.164': 0.91; 'surface': 0.91; 'approached': 0.96 Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:46:17 -0500 From: Chris Gonnerman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110424 Thunderbird/3.1.10 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "python-list@python.org" Subject: International translation of docs - is it a scam? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator191.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - gonnerman.org X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([10.0.1.176]) [207.192.237.37]:42974 X-Source-Auth: chris@newcenturycomputers.net X-Email-Count: 0 X-Source-Cap: bmV3Y2VudDtuZXdjZW50O2dhdG9yMTkxLmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 25 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1307450845 news.xs4all.nl 49046 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:34095 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:7153 On the 30th of May, I received an email from a man (I'll leave out his name, but it was properly male) offering to translate the docs for the gdmodule (which I maintain) into Belorussian. He wanted my approval, and a link from my page to his. This seemed fair, so I told him to tell me when it was ready. This morning, I received an email from him that it was done. I looked at the page, and it looked good. Of course, I don't read Belorussian, but it had the right "shape" and linked to my downloads. But at the same time, I received an email with a female sender name on it. It was worded almost identically to the first email, but was offering to translate my WConio page into Belorussian. The Belorussian gdmodule page is here: http://webhostingrating.com/libs/gdmodule-be Now, webhostingrating.com is a site that rates web hosting providers, and at least on the surface seems legitimate. I can't find any links from their front page to the section with the Belorussian translation(s), which strikes me odd. What's going on here? Has anyone else been approached by these people? -- Chris.