Seems the 'Abuse Staff' at Mindspring ISP has problem with our discussions concerning the LOONEY Family.... Received the following from them.....they obviously <for only God knows what reason> they OBJECT, and consider us to be ABUSIVE, when discussing the LOONEY Family.... You've got to be Kidding me......Folks....so..Brenda...I guess we can't talk about Looney families on the List anymore...<LOL>......would hate for you Mindspring folks to get the DC List barred from Mindspring subscribers....<vbg> Dave ------------------------------------------------------------ >Delivered-To: dlsnow1@mail-phnx.uswest.net >Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 19:05:37 -0700 >From: abuse@mindspring.net >To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com >X-From_: abuse@mindspring.net Tue Jan 29 19:05:36 2002 >Old-Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 21:05:40 -0500 (EST) >X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list >Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: MISC - Real Looneys 020129-22029608 >X-Diagnostic: Mail coming from a daemon, ignored >X-Envelope-To: DanvilleCrossing-L > >***************************************************** >To assist internal tracking, your report has been assigned the following >issue identification number: 020129-22029608. Please include this number in the >"Subject:" of any subsequent e-mail regarding this issue. >***************************************************** > >PLEASE READ!!! This is an AUTO-REPLY message in response >to an email appearing to have originated from your address >and delivered to one of the email administration addresses, >most likely concerning a net-abuse issue. This message >is _not_ intended as a response to your report, but it does >contain a wealth of information regarding net-abuse issues >and other common e-mail problems. > >Due to the volume of email that can sometimes occur, we >may not be able to respond individually to each message >sent to this address, and will likely only do so when additional >information is required. > >EarthLink/Mindspring does not condone and will not permit abusive behavior >by its users. Though no summary judgments are made, all reports we receive >are investigated and action is taken when and where it is appropriate. The >EarthLink/Mindspring Policy Pages can be found at: > > <http://www.earthlink.net/about/policies/> > >Now on to the good stuff... > >Thanks for writing in! For future reference, here are >items that will help us help you better: > > - Complete Header information... > - How to Complain to Providers about Spam... > - IRC issues and complaints... > - USENET issues and complaints... > - Useful links to other web sites... > >o WE NEED *COMPLETE* HEADERS!!! When sending in complaints > regarding email and news reports please make sure that > you include *complete* header information. Abbreviated headers > are often bogus and provide us with little information to > work with. You can learn more about viewing and interpreting > email headers at the following web page(s): > > <http://help.mindspring.com/features/emailheaders/index.htm> > <http://help.mindspring.com/features/emailheaders/extended.htm> > > >o We primarily deal with SPAM that originated from within the > MindSpring network. If you received some SPAM that did not > originate from MindSpring or our associated domains, please > send your report/complaint to the originating ISP or network. > A good tutorial on "How to Complain to Providers about Spam" > to another ISP is avialble from: > > <http://spam.abuse.net/spam/howtocomplain.html> > > >o If you have an issue or complaint with another user(s) > behavior on the IRC network, we need the following information > before ANY action can be taken: > > 1.) The /whois information for the user.* > 2.) Logs of the activity. (Forged logs will be > ignored) > 3.) A valid timestamp and what time-zone you are in. > * If the /whois information indicates that the > offender IS NOT a Mindspring customer, please > direct your complaints to the originating network > or ISP. > > >o When reporting newsgroup abuse, please remember that newsgroups are a > public forum, and you have to choose to read a particular post. We > encourage you NOT to read the posts of anyone with whom you know > you will disagree. To this end, we recommend the use of a > newsreader that supports kill-filters. This will allow you to > filter your newsreading so that you need never see a post from a > particular author or with a particular subject, etc. > > This does not mean that SPAM and other news group abuse should not be > reported, only that MindSpring will not involve itself in personal > disputes and differences of opinion. > > You may wish to visit the following URL's: > > <http://www.firelily.com/support/depression/trolls.html> > <http://www.firelily.com/support/recovery/flame.retardant.html> > > While these were written with the newsgroup alt.support.depression > in mind, they contain some _very_ useful suggestions for dealing > with flames & trolls. > > >o Here are some other handy links for you: > > > "Figuring Out Fake E-mail & News Posts" (AKA "The Spam FAQ") > Information on deciphering the origins of unwanted e-mail... > <http://www.faqs.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq/spam-faq/l> > > Spam: Where to Complain About Frauds & Scams: > <http://www.elsop.com/wrc/complain.htm> > > Support FREE > The Forum for Responsible and Ethical E-mail > <http://www.spamfree.org/> > >Please note that our ticketing system does not process attachments. Please >include all portions of your complaint/report as plain text within the body of >your message. > >-- >EarthLink/Mindspring AUP Abuse Staff <abuse@mindspring.net> > > >lololololllll :) > >My great grandmother's name was Liddy/Lydia Looney.She was born abt >1800/1810. She married Levi London in Maury Co., Tn on 1/22/1829. I don't >know where she came from or who her pa >