14 Mar
2002
14 Mar
'02
9:14 p.m.
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, James B. DiGriz wrote:
They're in some third-world African nation where the government is most
likely in on the scam. I doubt their local authorities would do anything
less than laugh at anyone actually filing a complaint with them.
Look, I
couldn't care less who falls for this scam. The way I see it, it
will just put money in the hands of people smarter than the ones losing
it, and that's a net positive effect.
I wouldn't exactly call the sender a rocket scientist, what with begging
for a easy felony conviction, but you're right, that's irrelevant. You know, if it was for real, I really would be upset
by it. The nerve
of some grafting bureaucrat or despotic politician who probably sucked
the life's blood out of their fellow countrymen whining about being
deprived of their ill-gotten booty. I'd direct them to the nearest
firing squad, not help them get their millions back.
I don't care if it's an advertisement for penis enlargment pills or some
woe-is-me scam story, it's still spam, and it DOESN'T BELONG HERE, and we
welcome it by keeping the list open to non-subscribers.
I'm just telling you like it is. It's called
outreach. There is gear in
the hands of people who, say, come across the archives from links, who
will have no interest whatsoever in subscribing, and we need to keep it
as easy as possible for them to post, or stuff will get junked that
shouldn't.
And I've offered many fine solutions, as have others (the one requiring
non-subscribers to confirm their posting is the best) but they've all been
ignored.
I don't think Jay has enough time to manage the list anymore. I suggest
we find a new operator.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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