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From: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Re: starting services
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:35:48
Message-Id: pan.2005.11.25.16.30.43.303823@cox.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: starting services by DR GM SEDDON
1 DR GM SEDDON posted <438708E3.7070605@×××××××××××××.uk>, excerpted below,
2 on Fri, 25 Nov 2005 12:51:47 +0000:
3
4 > Paul de Vrieze wrote:
5 >
6 >>Duncan wrote:
7 >>
8 >>>Paul de Vrieze ...
9 >>>
10 >>>>DR GM SEDDON wrote [snipped]
11 >>>>
12 >>>>And btw. You might want to change your username in your email client.
13 >>>>It now looks like you are some kind of nigerian trying to rid me of my
14 >>>>money.
15 >>>>
16 >>>I had noticed that too, but wasn't going to say anything,
17 >>>
18 >>It is more the uppercase character of it. And the title (although I'm
19 >>certain he earned it).
20 >>
21 > Hi, I never gave my name and title much thought. I setup this email add.
22 > on a windows-box (argh) whilst setting Gentoo up on my workstation. This
23 > is my work email account so stuff for work is dealt with here. I should
24 > have a signature but I couldn't be bothered writing one for this PC
25 > (grrr). I will change it , how about 'Camellion'. My other will be up
26 > soon. Btw the comment about the nigerion , I found extremely funny.
27 > Gav.
28
29 Glad you found it funny, as I can imagine some would be offended! I'm not
30 exactly sure how I might take it, altho since I recognize Paul as a "good
31 guy" on the group/list, I hope I'd be OK with it, coming from him.
32
33 He's absolutely right, tho. The first time I looked at the name, I
34 thought for sure we had a spammer on the list! Luckily I decided to check
35 the message and see for sure!
36
37 --
38 Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs.
39 "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master --
40 and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in
41 http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html
42
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Re: starting services Camellion <gavin.m.seddon@×××××××××××××.uk>