Re: [cobalt-security] Spam from this list

[Bob Griffor <bgriffor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:05 PM 9/21/2000 -0400, you wrote:

I wouldn't advise announcing to the world that you are a criminal.  And 
breaking into peoples server and threatening to make them inoperational is 
equally as wrong as sending spam to a mailing list.

I would certainly hope not to hear anymore threats on this list again Mr. 
Weiss.  Your not the only one that can read e-mail headers


> People have been using this list to send spam to participants by grabbing 
> the e-mail of respondents.  I am not going to name names, but I think it 
> is horribly unfair.  Most people here seem like good netizens.  However, 
> those of you who are acting irresponsibly are spoiling it for the rest of us.
>
> Please stop.
>
> I have identified one offender, and I have broken into your server to look 
> around.  If you don't stop, your server will become inoperative without 
> data loss.  Failing that, I will approach your ISP and lodge a 
> complaint.  Most ISPs will boot users who send spam.
>
> Chris