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On 29 Jun 1996 16:41:05 GMT, Lee Bailey wrote:
>I'm not a newbie to the net, but I am new to getting unsolicited e-mail.
>And I don't like it.
>
>I looked for the FAQ but for some reason was unable to connect to the
>site from my usual web page <http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu> so I am
>posting here.
>
Here is the most recent FAQ:
Newsgroups:
news.admin.net-abuse.misc,news.admin.net-abuse.announce,news.groups.questions,news.answers
Archive-name: net-abuse-faq/part1
Posting-Frequency: thrice monthly
URL: http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
THE NET ABUSE FAQ
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 1996 -- 00:50 EST
NOTE: Many parts of this FAQ are still out of date. Before I
took it
over, it had not been updated since November of 1995. Please
send me
any suggestions or corrections.
POLITICS
1.1) What is news.admin.net-abuse.misc, and why was it created?
1.2) What is news.admin.net-abuse.announce, and why was it
created?
1.3) What is net-abuse?
1.4) What is the purpose of this FAQ?
1.5) What questions does it leave unanswered?
1.6) Who's responsible for this FAQ?
1.7) Where can I get it?
1.8) Is this the only Net Abuse FAQ?
1.9) I don't understand a word of this.
SPAM, SPAMMERS, and MOOSES
2.1) What is Spam?
2.2) What is Excessive Multi-Posting (EMP)?
2.3) What about cross-posting?
2.4) Where did the term come from?
2.5) Tell me about the Great Spammers.
2.6) Who were Canter and Siegel?
2.7) Where can I get more info on them?
2.8) What should we do about the book?
2.9) Who is Cancelmoose
2.10) Who are the current spam cancellers?
NITTY-GRITTY
3.1) Yeah, but how many times is 'X'?
3.2) What is the Breidbart Index (BI)?
3.3) What is NoCeM?
3.4) Is there a blacklist of net-abusers?
3.5) How can I tell if a post is forged?
3.6) How do I know when I've got spam on my hands?
3.7) My group is full of crap. Why isn't it being cancelled?