SPAM? Wasn't someone looking for one of these a while back? I'll bet you don't even do genealogy, you just read the posts hoping to find spammers so you can tattle! The Cranky Genee On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:25:02 GMT, Robert Heiling <robheil@attbi.com> wrote: >Keith Mosley wrote: > >> There is a <SNIP> > >Commercial spam abuse reported to ISP. > >Bob > >

Genee wrote: > SPAM? Wasn't someone looking for one of these a while back? It is SPAM and an abuse of UseNet. It appears that you may not be aware enough to know that a special newsgroup, soc.genealogy.marketplace, was even set aside for any commercial announcements. > I'll bet you don't even do genealogy, you just read the posts hoping > to find spammers so you can tattle! Grow up. > The Cranky Genee and I don't hide behind anonymity. Bob > On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:25:02 GMT, Robert Heiling <robheil@attbi.com> > wrote: > > >Keith Mosley wrote: > > > >> There is a <SNIP> > > > >Commercial spam abuse reported to ISP. > > > >Bob

I had requested information on acquiring microfiche readers through various newsgroups and lists that I subscribe to. I asked in particular about the merits or not of hand held readers. It was a genuine general genealogy question. I believe this post was most likely in reference to my original query. Regards Lesley "Genee" <sorourke@monmouth.com> wrote in message news:3c66ea7d.34810844@news.monmouth.com... > > SPAM? Wasn't someone looking for one of these a while back? > I'll bet you don't even do genealogy, you just read the posts hoping > to find spammers so you can tattle! > > The Cranky Genee > > > On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:25:02 GMT, Robert Heiling <robheil@attbi.com> > wrote: > > >Keith Mosley wrote: > > > >> There is a <SNIP> > > > >Commercial spam abuse reported to ISP. > > > >Bob > > > > >

Genee <sorourke@monmouth.com> pressed random keys until the following was produced: > SPAM? Wasn't someone looking for one of these a while back? > I'll bet you don't even do genealogy, you just read the posts hoping > to find spammers so you can tattle! If the guy is advertising his own ebay auction here, he's spamming and is inviolation of eBay's TOS, to boot. Oh - and anyone who thinks Bob doesn't do genealogy isn't paying attention, he's one of the most knowledgeable folks around. It just boggles my mind that people would spam their own eBay auctions; after all, anyone looking for that item, is already checking there, and the only potential they have by doing it, is to offend their possible bidders who don't appreciate spam. Your crankiness seems to be directed at the wrong party.