2005-04-04 04:33:53

by Gene Heskett

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Subject: Re: How to make linux ping behaves like MS ping?

On Sunday 03 April 2005 23:43, Beast wrote:
>Hi Gene,
>Is this posting for me?

Yes it was.

>Gene Heskett wrote:
>> I also don't play Sender Confirmation games, particularly when the
>> confirmation message is in html only.
>
>AFAIK, I never set any confirm receipt or sending html format to the
> list.

The sender confirmation form I got was in html, not from your mailer,
but from the ISP's server, which would not deliver the message unless
I did some sort of a click thru reply. As many of these are scams
designed to collect valid email addresses, and some will lead to
phishing attacks, its something I've never, ever considered doing.
SCP is IMO a solution in search of a problem.

In other words, talk to your ISP, and if some sort of SCP is in
effect, see if they will shut it off, and then setup your own version
of spamassassin or similar filter.

>> You've been removed from the Cc: line in this reply.
>>
>> You asked for help, but set the Cc: line as if you weren't
>> subscribed. Anyone who posts to this list, can IMNSHO, accept the
>> fscking replies you set in the Cc: line of your message or do
>> without the reply.
>
>I don't understand this. Could you shed some light on this?
>Tks.
>
>> Read it here, or don't read it at all, doesn't bother me.

In other words, this is the only message you saw from me, which does
not contain the answer to your original post, as best as I could
answer it. That I've been known to be erronious does occasionally
happen though. :)

And, if you don't see this answer, it will be because I didn't do the
dance to clear thru your server again. In that event, you'll
conclude I'm an outstanding jerk for not answering. Yes, I've been
that occasionally in my 70 years, usually after something like this
pulls my trigger.

However, since your server probably won't let this reply through
either, I've taken the liberty (excuse me please, list readers) of
adding lkml back into the Cc: line. Maybe you'll read it there
eventually.


--
Cheers, Gene
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