Re: INFORMIX-4GL AND JAVA
Well, without denigrating your genuinely valid comments, Uncle Mikey did actually trace the headers on the original post back to a server called something like querix.com, which is an odd place for a satisfied Querix customer to post from, I'm sure you'll agree... :0) It's quite sad that Querix has such a winning reputation that that was the first action he took upon reading the post, though. From: Andrej Falout <afalout@xtra.co.nz> > >In article <8j8dpp$10i$1@news.xmission.com>, obnoxio@hotmail.com says... > > > > From: "Mark D. Stock" <mdstock@mydas.freeserve.co.uk> > > > > > >Andrej Falout wrote: > > > > > > > > Mike Segel is respected and influential person in Informix circles. > > > > > >Did YOU know this Mike? :-O > > > > I think he must be confusing him... > >It thought this is obvious...:-) > >Would it serve the goal better, if I instead provided one URL like this? > >http://www.deja.com/[ST_chan=cpu]/dnquery.xp?ST=QS&DBS=2 >&groups=comp.databases.informix&QRY=Uncle+Mikey&svcclass=dnserver > >or maybe > >http://www.deja.com/[ST_chan=cpu]/profile.xp?author=Mike%20Segel%20% >3cmikey@NOSPAM.KING.OF.MY.DOMAIN.MAPSON.Segel.com%3e&ST=PS > >Then again, you may like to read "CISCO SPAMS AGAIN via emailpub..." at > >http://x57.deja.com/[ST_rn=ap,ST_chan=cpu]/getdoc.xp?AN=549533970 >&CONTEXT=962071018.943194195&hitnum=8 > >For those who missed it, the message was about jumping to conclusions. >Nobody likes spam, but the moment anyone here mentions that he is using >something, or announce it have something, some folks just cannot resist. >It is becoming a spam on it's own. > >The reason some people are tempted to post (probably) false anonymous >messages like the one that inspired "Uncle Mikey" (with intriguing >address of mikey@NOSPAM.KING.OF.MY.DOMAIN.MAPSON.Segel.com), is that >they see form experience that if they say "Hey, we have something to >offer that might solve this" they will be crucified. > >And it is not helping us, in my opinion. > >-- >Yours, Andrej Falout, http://www.falout.com ICQ 7628616 >#----------------------------------------------------------------- >globals "std_disclaimer.4gl" > >Ask yourself just one question: ' Qu' m's se puede hacer y aprender ? >- Propellerhead ReBirth RB-338 manual ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com