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RE: yay! pigtail.net URL again
- From: "Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>
- To: "'tough love'" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:05:20 +0100
- Subject: RE: yay! pigtail.net URL again
- Reply-to: The Cygwin-Talk Malingering List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
On 06 April 2006 17:02, Igor Peshansky wrote:
> I especially like the "which seems to be what is posted to the list at
> various intervals" part... This might be the one case when editing the
> archives to add an ALL-CAPS *bold* "do not use this URL or you'll be on
> your own" disclaimer to all appearances of "our good friend". :-)
> Or just have them hippoed...
> Igor
Nahh, I've got a better idea..... we just need to tighten up the spamfilter
a bit and 'adjust' the bounce message a little like this: (alterations inline)
>From: MAILER-DAEMON@sourceware.0rg
>To: Joseph Hetrick <cygwin@bitjanitor.nUt>
>Subject: failure notice
>Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:01:28 -0500
>
>Hi. This is the qmail-send program at sourceware.org.
>I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following
>addresses.
>This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.
[sotto voce] As if!
>
><cygwin@cygw1n.c0m>:
>Sorry, something in the body of your message was flagged as indicative of
[starts shouting] BEING A GODDAM USELESS EEJIT!
>Please change your message and try again.
OR EVEN BETTER, CHANGE YOUR MESSAGE AND DON'T BLOODY TRY AGAIN!
>See <http://sourceware.org/lists.html#sourceware-list-info> for mailing
>list info for this site.
>
>If you are not a "spammer", we apologize for the inconvenience.
UNLESS YOU MENTIONED *THAT* URL, IN WHICH CASE WE LAUGH IN YOUR FACE FOR THE
INCONVENIENCE.
>You can add yourself to the cygwin.com "global allow list"
>by sending email *from*the*blocked*email*address* to:
>
> global-allow-eejit-to-post-cygwin=bitjanitor.net@
PIGTAIL DOT NET! HAH! SEE WHERE THAT GETS YOU!
>
>For certain types of blocks, this will enable you to send email without
>being subjected to further spam blocking. This will not allow you to
>post to a list if you have been explicitly blocked, if you are posting
>an off-topic message, if you are sending an attachment that looks like a
>virus, etc.
OR IF YOU MENTION THAT *****ING PIGTAIL DOT NET URL again!
>
>Contact cygwin-owner@cygw1n.c0m if you have questions about this. (#5.7.2)
AND WE'LL AUTO-FORWARD IT TO SUPPORT AT PIGTAIL DOT NET HAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAA!
>--- Enclosed are the original headers of the message.
HOPE YOU CHOKE ON THEM,
WITH LOVE,
SOURCEWARE SPAM/LUSER FILTERBOT.
cheers,
DaveK
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