[plug] OT: Perth SPAM

[Simon Scott]

	I cannot currently think of anything Id rather be doing.

	However, he forgot one important thing. On the bottom of the fax,
you must put the following:

		"To be removed from this list, please reply to <insert
non-existant phone number> and say the words 'ignore me'"






	From:	Alex Polglaze <apolglaze at book-keepingnetwork.com.au> on
20/07/2001 11:21 AM
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	Subject:	Re: [plug] OT: Perth SPAM

	Haven't you got anything better to do, for god's sake.

	Get a life!

	Alex

	Bret Busby wrote:
	> 
	> On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Mike Holland wrote:
	> > On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Andrew Francis wrote:
	> >
	> > > I received some spam from a Perth company today. Does anyone
have any
	> >
	> > I've had "words" with spammers before, which can be effective.
But this
	> > case looks like hardened scammers, who wouldnt give a rats arse.
	> >
	> > > ingenious ideas for revenge? (Aside from turning up at the
advertised
	> > > seminar and throwing processed meat at them...)
	> >
	> > That could be very theraputic. Technically assalt and trespass,
so we
	> > might want a little legal advice first. Maybe throw the spam at
their
	> > whiteboard etc. No actual violence please.
	> >
	> > I'm sick of people who whinge about spam, but wont actually do
anything
	> > when they get the chance. Who is for a little fun here?
	> >
	> > > The Maverick Partnership has been around for a long time and
are legit.
	> > > if you don't want to receive any more form them just tell
them.
	> >
	> > then why are they not in the phone book?
	> >
	> > How can I get an office address from the ABN or other info?
	> >
	> > > Copy of the email itself is at http://ii.net/~locust/spam.txt
	> >
	> > --
	> > Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
	> 
	> An idea occurred to me, which my missus didn't like, but, here
goes...
	> 
	> The spam (after skimming it to the bottom) includes a fax number.
	> 
	> Any people on this list who object to spam, and, who have a fax
modem, and, who
	> can send a fax, without the originating number being displayed,
only need to do
	> the following.
	> 
	> Create a document. In rather large type, so that the words go all
the way
	> across the page, one word to a line, have
	> 
	> SPAM
	> SPAM
	> SPAM,
	> SPAM
	> SPAM
	> SPAM,
	> LOVELY
	> SPAM
	> 
	> then backfill the page with blue or grey (this will have a great
effect, if
	> they have a plain paper fax - will use up their ink or toner).
	> Then, copy the page, to make about 100 pages of it in a document.
	> Then, fax the document to them...
	> 
	> :)
	> 
	> --
	> 
	> Bret Busby
	> 
	> ......................................
	> "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know
what the answer means."
	>  - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy
	>  - Douglas Adams, 1988
	> ......................................



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