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>Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:57:36 +0000 >From: "L-Soft list server at JISCMAIL (1.8e)" ><[log in to unmask]> >Subject: CRIT-GEOG-FORUM: possible spam from [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask], > Hillary Shaw <[log in to unmask]>, > lawrence berg <[log in to unmask]>, > "Lawrence D. Berg" <[log in to unmask]> >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Feb 2003 11:57:38.0420 (UTC) >FILETIME=[1DCAFB40:01C2C9E9] > > > >The following message was submitted by >[log in to unmask] to the >CRIT-GEOG-FORUM list at JISCMAIL.AC.UK. It is being forwarded >to you for >verification because the message has been identified as a possible >"spam", that >is, an advertisement or other unsolicited material sent to large >numbers of >mailing lists with no consideration for whether or not the >material is >appropriate for the lists it is being sent to. A single "spam" >can result in >the delivery of millions of unwanted e-mail messages worldwide, >costing the >victims and service providers a total of several hundred thousand >dollars. The >cost to the spammer is usually under five dollars. To be >effective, a >counter-measure must neutralize the spam within the first >five minutes. >Consequently, there is no time for all the LISTSERV servers to >compare notes >with each other before acting, and some legitimate postings may be >intercepted >erroneously. If this is the case, simply forward this message back >to the list >with an explanatory note. > >Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> >Received: from 130.246.192.52 by JISCMAIL.AC.UK (SMTPL release 1.0h) >with TCP; Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:57:36 GMT >X-RAL-MFrom: <[log in to unmask]> >X-RAL-Connect: <IDENT:[log in to unmask] [128.240.233.15]> >Received: from cheviot1.ncl.ac.uk (IDENT:[log in to unmask] >[128.240.233.15]) > by ori.rl.ac.uk (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id h11BvZS00681 > for <[log in to unmask]>; Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:57:35 GMT >Received: from bond.campus.ncl.ac.uk (bond.ncl.ac.uk [128.240.234.97]) > by cheviot1.ncl.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id h11BvYk11385 > for <[log in to unmask]>; Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:57:34 GMT >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 >content-class: urn:content-classes:message >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C2C9E9.1B1E42C7" >Subject: RE: Important Business Proposal >Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:57:33 -0000 >Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >X-MS-Has-Attach: >X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: >Thread-Topic: Important Business Proposal >Thread-Index: AcLJbuDBgJWLrBMRSCq/PLB0y8iduAAeeBDA >From: "D F J Wood" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >X-Newcastle-MailScanner: Found to be clean > >Well, it isn't unlawful in this country, and I thought it was VERY >funny. The USA isn't the only country in the world, and this list is >UK-based. > > If 'professionalism' means bowing to the status-quo and the >dominant world-power, then I'm quite happy to be unprofessional. > >David. > > > >I recognize that this is supposed to be funny, and I really don't >mean to be a wet blanket here. However, I think this is in extremely >poor taste and may even border on unlawful (impersonating the >President for the purposes of fraud is what comes to mind). It is >certainly beneath the level of professionalism I would expect from >anyone on a professional list such as this. >Fran > >