* sigh *. From this list, and URLs provided on this list, I have learned
perfectly reasonable ways to help fight spam. Some regard this as a
futile effort, and sometimes I wonder. Other times, I remember the
automated sales machines that would call me at home, and play a record
spiel. Those seem to have gone away. I can only hope, and work toward
such a happy end to spam. I would encourage concerned parties to search
the list archives for information on spam.

I started with http://alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/cgi/whois.cgi,
to find out that the domain name bearcatonline.com is hosted by
hostworx.net. Unfortunately, a visit to their site was less than
encouraging. I could find no terms of service, but their home page
caters to sites of this ilk. That does not mean that they encourage
spamming. I noticed that they are also members of LinkExchange; I wonder
if there are membership standards.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Pierce [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 1998 3:19 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [HP3000-L] *****100 % Free Porn*****
>
> It is a shame that these things make it to the list. Lest we not
> forget
> that the good of the list outweighs the bad and you will have these
> inappropriate list materials show up time and time again, cleverly
> masked.
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