Mx is now forging other peoples monikers - beware!

TheSmokingGnu writes:

Even you can do the simple header comparisons. Unless there really is
someone who lives in France, uses the same ISP, lives in the same area,
subscribes to Giganews, uses Forte, has identical propogation paths,
/AND/ has had scuffs with Don before, /WITH/ the intent to cause mayhem
in the group, then there is only one likely conclusion.

Either it's him, or one of you coots is a really good hacker.

A third possibility is that you don't know how to read USENET headers.

But of course, why verify fact when you can run to the rescue of your
butt-buddy!

Odd that you should suggest verifying something when you are wildly
speculating without any verification yourself.

Why don't you send all the headers of the forged posts to GigaNews and ask
them where the posts actually came from? They might tell you, although forged
posts are so common and generally so innocuous that a lot of providers will
simply throw away most complaints. If they do tell you, report back here.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
A third possibility is that you don't know how to read USENET headers.

There is no third possibility, only that it was you or was not you. And
buddy, you suck at not being you.

Odd that you should suggest verifying something when you are wildly
speculating without any verification yourself.

I could send you a copy of the OED and a first-year book on logic, but
quite frankly, I don't have enough faith in your intrinsic ability to
read, let alone understand.

forged
posts are so common and generally so innocuous that a lot of providers will
simply throw away most complaints.

Why offer justification for actions you "didn't" do?

What's next, going to play cancel wars? Those are "common" and
"innocuous", too.

TheSmokingGnu

TheSmokingGnu writes:

forged
posts are so common and generally so innocuous that a lot of providers will
simply throw away most complaints.

Why offer justification for actions you "didn't" do?

I'm not. I don't usually use e-mail for complaints, and I explained why.
People complain _constantly_ to service providers, and most of the complaints
are trivial and baseless. Impersonation is usually not a big deal, because
most people use pseudonyms, anyway, and it's hard to connect a pseudonym to a
person. Additionally, unless the impersonation has consequences in the real
world, there's not much basis for any real-world action. People get upset and
feel that "something must be done," but apart from hurt feelings and egos,
typically the impersonation has no effect.

I recommend that people who really don't want to be impersonated rely upon
digital signatures to establish their online identities. If I want to show
unambiguously that I wrote a post, I digitally sign it. If it doesn't matter,
I don't (the usual case). Any post not digitally signed by me may be a
forgery.

What's next, going to play cancel wars? Those are "common" and
"innocuous", too.

You're operating under a number of misconceptions.

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On 26 Mar, 01:59, Mxsmanic wrote:
TheSmokingGnu writes:
forged
posts are so common and generally so innocuous that a lot of providers will
simply throw away most complaints.

Why offer justification for actions you "didn't" do?

I'm not. I don't usually use e-mail for complaints, and I explained why.
People complain _constantly_ to service providers, and most of the complaints
are trivial and baseless

We have somethng you're expert in finally! #




Being trivial and baseless.


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip writes:

We have somethng you're expert in finally!

I've done a lot of system administration in the past.

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Bertie the Bunyip writes:

We have somethng you're expert in finally!

I've done a lot of system administration in the past.

I can only imagine what system you've been administrating.


Actually i'd rather not..



bertie

Bertie the Bunyip writes:

I can only imagine what system you've been administrating.

Mainframes and servers.

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Bertie the Bunyip writes:

We have somethng you're expert in finally!

I've done a lot of system administration in the past.


I've done a lot of submissive posturing in the past. I love being on my
knees. How about you, Manic? hehehee

LP

Ladypilot writes:

I've done a lot of submissive posturing in the past. I love being on my
knees. How about you, Manic?

I try to avoid it, as my knees seem to be less sturdy than the rest of me.

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