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### Phoneutoo spam

Neil Youngman [ny at youngman.org.uk]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:59:33 +0000

I assume this is a targeted spam, not an official Gazette communications channel?

"Linux Gazette has added you to their group, using Phone U Too, so you can begin receiving important voice and email notifications related to Linux Gazette."

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Mulyadi Santosa [mulyadi.santosa at gmail.com]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 23:07:42 +0700

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Neil Youngman <ny@youngman.org.uk> wrote:

    > I assume this is a targeted spam, not an official Gazette communications
    > channel?

Got one too in my inbox....

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    Mulyadi Santosa
    Freelance Linux trainer and consultant

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Ben Okopnik [ben at okopnik.com]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:09:28 -0500

On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 03:59:33PM +0000, Neil Youngman wrote:

    > I assume this is a targeted spam, not an official Gazette communications
    > channel?
    >
    > "Linux Gazette has added you to their group, using Phone U Too, so you can
    > begin receiving important voice and email notifications related to Linux
    > Gazette."

Um. Whoops.

Sorry about that - my mistake. I was testing a CSV adding procedure at a new client's site and used the TAG list as a handy sample data set... and didn't realize that it would spam everyone that I added.

Sheesh. I'm really, really sorry, folks. I think I'll go crawl away and die in embarassment.

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    * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *

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Neil Youngman [ny at youngman.org.uk]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:17:04 +0000

On Monday 01 March 2010 16:09:28 Ben Okopnik wrote:

    > On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 03:59:33PM +0000, Neil Youngman wrote:
    > > I assume this is a targeted spam, not an official Gazette communications
    > > channel?
    > >
    > > "Linux Gazette has added you to their group, using Phone U Too, so you
    > > can begin receiving important voice and email notifications related to
    > > Linux Gazette."
    >
    > Um. Whoops.
    >
    > Sorry about that - my mistake. I was testing a CSV adding procedure at a
    > new client's site and used the TAG list as a handy sample data set...
    > and didn't realize that it would spam everyone that I added.

At least it wasn't addressed to "Dear Rich Bastard" ;-)

http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/bastard.asp

Neil

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Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:44:43 -0500

On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 04:17:04PM +0000, Neil Youngman wrote:

    >
    > At least it wasn't addressed to "Dear Rich Bastard" ;-)
    >
    > http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/bastard.asp

[LOL] I'd never heard that one! Hysterically funny. Thanks, I needed a laugh this morning.

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    * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *

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Steve Brown [steve.stevebrown at gmail.com]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:08:46 +0000

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Ben Okopnik <ben@linuxgazette.net> wrote:

    > On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 04:17:04PM +0000, Neil Youngman wrote:
    >>
    >> At least it wasn't addressed to "Dear Rich Bastard" ;-)
    >>
    >> http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/bastard.asp
    >
    > [LOL] I'd never heard that one! Hysterically funny. Thanks, I needed a
    > laugh this morning.

Definitely worth getting the spam in this case.

You may consider yourself entirely forgiven Ben ;-)

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Steve

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Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:34:12 -0500

On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 05:08:46PM +0000, Steve Brown wrote:

    > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Ben Okopnik <ben@linuxgazette.net> wrote:
    > >
    > > [LOL] I'd never heard that one! Hysterically funny. Thanks, I needed a
    > > laugh this morning.
    >
    > Definitely worth getting the spam in this case.
    >
    > You may consider yourself entirely forgiven Ben ;-)

Well, OK then. I couldn't find a bridge to jump from anyway (and jumping from a router seems like a waste of time), so I'll take that as a reprieve...

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    * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *

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Kat Tanaka Okopnik [kat at linuxgazette.net]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:18:56 -0800

On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 12:34:12PM -0500, Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote:

    > On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 05:08:46PM +0000, Steve Brown wrote:
    > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Ben Okopnik <ben@linuxgazette.net> wrote:
    > > >
    > > > [LOL] I'd never heard that one! Hysterically funny. Thanks, I needed a
    > > > laugh this morning.
    > >
    > > Definitely worth getting the spam in this case.
    > >
    > > You may consider yourself entirely forgiven Ben ;-)
    >
    > Well, OK then. I couldn't find a bridge to jump from anyway (and jumping
    > from a router seems like a waste of time), so I'll take that as a
    > reprieve...

/me looks out the portside light[1], and notes that the bridge nearby is not in view. looks out the starboardside light, ditto. Decides not to suggest to Ben that if he goes out into the cockpit and faces the bow, he'll see a perfectly good bridge. And wonders why a router table comes to mind, rather than, say, the rooftop of the nearby marina.

;P

[1] portholes open, you see. lights are what one calls "unopenable windows" on a boat.

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Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:44:02 -0500

On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 11:18:56AM -0800, Kat wrote:

    > On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 12:34:12PM -0500, Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote:
    > >
    > > Well, OK then. I couldn't find a bridge to jump from anyway (and jumping
    > > from a router seems like a waste of time), so I'll take that as a
    > > reprieve...
    >
    > /me looks out the portside light[1], and notes that the bridge nearby is
    > not in view. looks out the starboardside light, ditto. Decides not to
    > suggest to Ben that if he goes out into the cockpit and faces the bow,
    > he'll see a perfectly good bridge.

The one where a sailboat broke its mast last week??? Besides, it's over water. I might get wet. If that was to happen every time I commited suicide, it would get really annoying.

    > And wonders why a router table comes
    > to mind

Because there aren't any hubs on the boat, silly!

    > rather than, say, the rooftop of the nearby marina.
    >
    > ;P

/me looks off to starboard, and notes that the marina rooftop doesn't have any bridges on it either. It's hopeless, I tell you... I should just go jump off... oh, wait.

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Kat Tanaka Okopnik [kat at linuxgazette.net]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:53:42 -0800

On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 02:44:02PM -0500, Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote:

    > On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 11:18:56AM -0800, Kat wrote:
    > > On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 12:34:12PM -0500, Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote:
    > > >
    > > > Well, OK then. I couldn't find a bridge to jump from anyway (and jumping
    > > > from a router seems like a waste of time), so I'll take that as a
    > > > reprieve...
    > >
    > > /me looks out the portside light[1], and notes that the bridge nearby is
    > > not in view. looks out the starboardside light, ditto. Decides not to
    > > suggest to Ben that if he goes out into the cockpit and faces the bow,
    > > he'll see a perfectly good bridge.
    >
    > The one where a sailboat broke its mast last week??? Besides, it's over
    > water. I might get wet. If that was to happen every time I commited
    > suicide, it would get really annoying.

/me ponders the difference between a shower and a plunge.

/me also decides to spare TAG, and not try to filk "fall on your sword" TTTO "Oh Holy Night", because carol season is OVER.

    > > And wonders why a router table comes
    > > to mind
    >
    > Because there aren't any hubs on the boat, silly!

...well, yes, 'hubs' is a silly nickname for "husband"...

    > > rather than, say, the rooftop of the nearby marina.
    > >
    > > ;P
    >
    > /me looks off to starboard, and notes that the marina rooftop doesn't
    > have any bridges on it either. It's hopeless, I tell you... I should
    > just go jump off... oh, wait.

The mast? You'd have to climb up past the wind generator, that's temporarily lashed out of place. That would smart!

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    Kat Tanaka Okopnik
    Linux Gazette Mailbag Editor
    kat@linuxgazette.net

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Sam Bisbee [sbisbee at computervip.com]

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:13:01 -0500

On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 11:09:28AM -0500, Ben Okopnik wrote:

    > On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 03:59:33PM +0000, Neil Youngman wrote:
    > > I assume this is a targeted spam, not an official Gazette communications
    > > channel?
    > >
    > > "Linux Gazette has added you to their group, using Phone U Too, so you can
    > > begin receiving important voice and email notifications related to Linux
    > > Gazette."
    >
    > Um. Whoops.
    >
    > Sorry about that - my mistake. I was testing a CSV adding procedure at a
    > new client's site and used the TAG list as a handy sample data set...
    > and didn't realize that it would spam everyone that I added.

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2606.txt Anything more and I'm going to start charging my regular consulting rate. :-P

    > Sheesh. I'm really, really sorry, folks. I think I'll go crawl away and
    > die in embarassment.

Ding dong the wit .... ahem

    --
    Sam Bisbee

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