Date:  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 08:44:22 -0700

From:  Peter McGraw <pmcgraw[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CALVIN.LINFIELD.EDU>

Subject: Re: Interesting Free Offer...........



On Tue, 9 Apr 1996, Ronald Butters wrote:



> On Mon, 8 Apr 1996, Bethany K. Dumas, U of Tennessee wrote:

>

> > Please do NOT change the list to post=private. I post from other accounts

> > occasionally and would miss that flexibility. We receive very few

> > spam-posts.

> I AM IN THE SAME POSITION AS BETHANY AND AGREE WITH HER VOTE ON THIS

> MATTER. IT IS REALLY EASY TO HIT THE "DELETE" BUTTON!

>

> > When it is possible, I always send the post back to the poster and also

> > notify the poster's postmaster with a request that the account be

> > cancelled. (The account is usually cancelled.)

> >

> ME, TOO. THIS SEEMS TO WORK FINE.

>



I tried this once (notifying the postmaster), following someone's

(Bethany's?) directions, and have no idea whether it worked or not. How

does one know if they cancelled the spammer's account? Could we have

directions again on how to do this?



Peter McGraw

Linfield College

McMinnville, OR