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Timothy C. May wrote:
At 2:10 AM 9/24/96, hallam@vesuvius.ai.mit.edu wrote:
like Markof are somewhat more responsible. This is not going to stop me from producing an op-ed piece linkiing the net libertarians to
assasination
politics unless I hear a few more repudiations of Bell's ideas. If you don't very clearly reject his murderous ideas you are going to regret it just as the left regreted having the USSR or the RAF associated with
Dear cypherpunks; In the last few days I have received numerous email coming from you but with fake return addresses from messages posted on newsgroups. I must have been targeted because I am a bulk emailer. Letting you know now that I am a legitimate bulk emailer compiling my list with the permission of each account holder. If this barrage of email does not cease immediately, I will be forced to take legal and maybe not so legal actions to defend myself. If you would like to discuss this further, please call me at 407-438-8892. Tim =================================================== them.
I for one don't respond well to extortion threats, so write your damned
article.
Seconded.
You know, the real problem with the average blackmailer is that they rarely give you the offer as a legal document - if we fulfil our side of the bargain, how can we be sure he fulfils his, and doesn't change his mind next time someone half agrees with a pro AP/Legal-blackmail/Tax-haven/Libertarian-state/freedom-of-speech/whatever post? We obviously need some sort of legal contract to solve this problem, but no, that's not possible in most countries, is it?. How convenient. Till next time Phill ...
Gary -- "Of course the US Constitution isn't perfect; but it's a lot better than what we have now." -- Unknown.
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The former human known as "PhneCards@aol.com" wrote: {Dear cypherpunks; Hey, it knows who we are! {In the last few days I have received numerous email coming from you but with {fake return addresses from messages posted on newsgroups. I must have been {targeted because I am a bulk emailer. Letting you know now that I am a {legitimate bulk emailer compiling my list with the permission of each account {holder. Er, does it mean that someone subscribed it to the list? {If this barrage of email does not cease immediately, I will be forced to take {legal and maybe not so legal actions to defend myself. This from a 'bulk emailer'? 'scure me while I snort. :snort: Against whom, exactly, would you take legal action against? Hey, PhneCards, perhaps someone that was on your email list that wasn't exactly pleased with your assumptions of 'permission' subscribed you? Don't get any ideas about it having been me, or even someone actually on the list, as we see enough of this garbage as it is, and would have most probably subscribed you to a coredump or clueless list. {If you would like to discuss this further, please call me at 407-438-8892. How about 'unsubscribe cypherpunks' in the message body of an email to majordomo@toad.com, instead? -- no sig too small
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