Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!world!bzs From: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Info on Lotus Marketplace Message-ID: Date: 9 Dec 90 19:28:13 GMT References: Sender: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) Distribution: comp Organization: The World Lines: 19 In-Reply-To: spike@world.std.com's message of 2 Dec 90 20:36:41 From: spike@world.std.com (Joe Ilacqua) > You can bet that Lotus will put plenty of entries in the >database which ultimately get back to them. This is a common practice >when you own a mailing list to keep track of who is using it. There >is a term for it which slips my mind. "Ringers" is the term you're looking for. They're also used in dictionaries, almanacs etc, obscure, harmless, but false pieces of information which can prove copying. Sometimes when you see what appears to be an amusing "blooper" in a dictionary it's just a ringer and was put there on purpose. It's a reliable way to catch mailing list theft. -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | {xylogics,uunet}!world!bzs | bzs@world.std.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 617-739-0202 | Login: 617-739-WRLD