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From: eric@null.uucp (Eric J. Johnson)
Subject: use of the maps for mailing list
Message-ID: <1991Jun8.152705.6226@null.uucp>
Summary: Some Creeps Can't Read
Keywords: junk mail
Organization: U S WEST Communications
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1991 15:27:05 GMT

Today I received some junk mail from a company called:

	Technology Hotlines
	P.O. Box 719
	Clearwater, FL  34617
	(813)461-3317

In the form of a packet of those little reply cards.

These people clearly used a mailing list extracted from
the UUCP Maps since my name on the mailing looked like:

	ERIC U. JOHNSON (ADMINI

While my map entry name reads:

	Eric U. Johnson (Administrator)

In my map entry, I explicitly prohibit the use of the information
in the creation of lists, so someone is being rather rude at the
least in using this information.

Does anyone down there in FL know of this company, or know who is
extracting this information for mailing lists?

-- 
Eric J. Johnson
UUCP: eric@null.uucp
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and in
no way reflect the will of Landru.  (or U S WEST Communications)