-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 07:15 PM 2/14/97 EDT, E. Allen Smith wrote:
From: IN%"rre@weber.ucsd.edu" 14-FEB-1997 05:21:41.54 To: IN%"rre@weber.ucsd.edu" CC: Subj: Cybersitter
[Forwarded with permission.]
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Wallace says Solid Oak responded by adding his Webzine to its block list. Learning of this, Wallace wrote Milburn and Solid Oak tech support.
"I pointed out that _The Spectacle_ does not fit any of their published criteria for blocking a site," he says. "I received mail in return demanding that I cease writing to them and calling my mail 'harassment' -- with a copy to the postmaster at my ISP."
Kanter acknowledges this. "He spoke to us more than once or twice -- he continued to send mail -- mail like that is considered 'not wanted' and is automatically sent back."
Kanter has sent mail like this on a first message. I friend of mine who writes for a local computer magazine (Computer Bits) wrote to Solid Oak with a critical letter and got the same treatment. Nothing addressing any of the criticisms about the software or the company, just a nasty-gram to him and his postmaster. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 4.5 iQEVAwUBMwYhcOQCP3v30CeZAQE0zwf/QH6PaErjf7osoEvTd2rbRMFkO//tacAi iBGvBvVFfmmOjOulX+pc78BziT2wAlENRY2qDoMzf8GWAx6OBesgG+2QhpTqIuXb AxFzoVLuQBqWMRGxc+xeS8z1r7jBGcs9RSpw4al1dMecVze5WCMIsOX1MMA1CsaC ZQ3ph8kYGEhz69BagmEY94nL1ERbpCnPmeY4YaNAi+7obTJe88ypwyqE86eRbBBh hMc1H+4OKzs9ZU7Wi5bTcYLgjwEC+YAnK19NE9ZRNKSqq2CCFi3nv6o6IX9iUtLZ Ptie4DMvz2MSymBYWDPap0rwTLxPK+SOw31I5rUzPdpyA0gjaj/7/Q== =kkJ3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----