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From: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
Subject: Re: Rainbow EchoMail Digest
Summary: From Joe to Mark: Shut Up!
Message-ID: <865@tardis.Tymnet.COM>
Date: 11 Dec 89 06:07:14 GMT
References: <8912092219.AA20088@remote.dccs.upenn.edu>
Reply-To: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Organization: BT Tymnet, San Jose, CA
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Poor George.  He is unfairly being blamed for the opinions of the readers of
the comp.sys.dec.micro newsgroup in Unix-land.  He should try changing his
gateway software so that it does not appear that our messages are coming
from GEORGE THEALL.  In particular, "message of <05 Dec 89 14:19:00>, GEORGE
THEALL (1:273/203)" came from me, Joe Smith, not from George.

Now I will include part of the article so that uninformed people (such as
Mark Bornstein) can see where the message came feom.

>Rainbow EchoMail Digest                     Dec  9, 1989
>In this issue:
>  BUFFOONERY
>  Articles posted to either INFO-DEC-MICRO or comp.sys.dec.micro are
>currently gatewayed automatically to the Rainbow Echo on Fidonet.
>---
Date:     12-07-89 (14:05)
>To:       GEORGE THEALL
>Subject:  BUFFOONERY
>From:     MARK BORNSTEIN
>
>In a message of <05 Dec 89 14:19:00>, GEORGE THEALL (1:273/203) writes:
>
>> I'm not sure you are aware that your recent rantings
>>have escaped from FidoNet and have been sent to all the United States,
>> Great Britain, Japan, Israel, West Germany, etc...
>
>Well, that must be the reason that Geoff called me 2 days ago to
>tell me he will be sending me the check. If it arrives I will shout that as
>loud as the other messages. Hows that? We shall see.
>But from your continuing posts I see you are taking a personal interest
>in this matter. This is good. We need more involvement here.
>
>>...I have no idea what kind of person you are;
>
>Yes George I can see that.
>...mark
>P.S. Are you going to let it drop here finally?)
>
>--- msged 1.99L MSC
>* Origin: Island Logistics (617) 631-3304 (1:101/111)

George did not say that, I did.  In looking over the past few weeks worth
of posting to comp.sys.dec.micro (and the Rainbow Echomail), I have found
that most people are polite, informed, and helpful.  With one exception.
That one person keeps using insulting and abusive language.  I hope I
speak for many when I say that I am waiting for Mark Bornstein to
apologize for badmouthing Geoff Reed.  Even if Geoff did do wrong, it
is Mark's responsibility as a gentleman to issue a public apology for
submitting us readers to this sort of abuse.

I, in turn, apologize to the estimated 6000 readers in the Usenet world.
If there was a reliable way to send a private message from Unix to Fidonet,
this public message would not be necessary.

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P.S. Please send followups to me, not to Mr. Theall.

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