Infinite Monkeys and other BLs

[James Hammett]

Read my email(s)!

No I'm blaming them from in their own word:
        "as of now every IP address in the world has been listed on the
former Monkeys.Com anti-spam lists"

Instead of simply shutting down the service (WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN
FINE), they provided FALSE information.  If they had simply shutdown
the service, NO PROBLEM.

Servers of all types are shutdown all of the time.  You don't change
them to start giving people false information.  Calling the time and
temperature service if free, all they have to do is disconnect the
phone.  They don't need to start telling people its going to be sunny
and clear while outside its the clear before the storm. (They unplug
the phone)

later,
James


At 08:42 PM +0100 on 3/17/04, you (Remco Barendse) wrote:
>You mean that you actually blame IM because you were not
>keeping your own systems up to date?.
>
>Who are you going to blame when your server room is struck by fire and you
>did not make any backups?
>
>If you didn't like the offered DNSBL services, did not trust them or
>thought that they do not offer 'value for money' you should not have
>been using them in the first place.
>
>Don't blame others for your own mistakes, if anyone should be sued
>for not doing their job it should not be IM
>
>Just my 0.02$
>
>
>On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, James Hammett wrote:
>
>>  At 06:57 PM +0000 on 3/17/04, you (Michele Neylon :: Blacknight
>>  Solutions) wrote:
>>  >  >
>>  >>  I think his question was, why does the file currently being
>>  >>  distributed with Mailscanner still have Infinite Monkey in it.
>>  >
>>  >Where?
>>  >>
>>  >>  IMHO, the actions of the people at IM were vindictive and uncalled
>>  >>  for.  I hope someone takes some legal actions against them.
>>  >>
>>  >Do my eyes deceive me?
>>  >Christ!
>>
>>  Shutdown the server and just not responding to the request would
>>  result in a TIMEOUT. I wouldn't have problem with that.
>>
>>  Instead they DELIBERATELY configured their server to provide FALSE
>>  information.  At our site, this resulted in the loss of work.
>>
>>  If you don't want to offer the service, just don't offer the service.
>>  DON'T PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION.
>>
>>
>>
>>  >The majority of RBLs are not for profit run by people in their spare time.
>>  >They come under constant attack from spammers and their supporters and now
>>  >you want to whine like this?
>>  >
>>
>>  Then just stop offering the service. Don't start producing false
>>information.
>>
>>  later,
>>  James
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>>  James Hammett
>>  Users Services / Server and Lab Administration
>>  (SLAM)
>>  Information Technology Services ( (ITS)                          CPE 4.442
>>  Chemical Engineering Unix Support                                   471-9701
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James Hammett
Users Services / Server and Lab Administration
(SLAM)
Information Technology Services ( (ITS)                          CPE 4.442
Chemical Engineering Unix Support                                   471-9701
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        An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere - MLK jr.
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