[olug] Unix Tip: AVOID PERMISION DENIED (fwd)

[David Walker]

We had this discussion already.  Let's please drop it.
There is no reason to bring it up just because someone joined the list 
anonymously and supposedly doesn't like it.

On Wednesday 02 July 2003 06:54 pm, Bob McCoy wrote:
> Dave, I love that line, "Spam is not about content, it's about consent."
> I agree wholeheartedly.  I joined the list because I wanted to know what
> was going on in the local Linux community.  If I wanted the daily Unix
> Tip/Trick, I could have just as easily subscribed to that list.  That's
> the kind of stuff we should use the links area on the web site for.
>
> Yes, I know it's easy to delete, and yes, I could write a rule to do it.
> That's not the issue.  The issue is about receiving unwanted email.  I
> don't like it when I get mindless forwards from family and friends.  Why
> would I like it any more when one list forwards another?  As it is
> today, by subscribing to the OLUG list, I can't unsubscribe from the UGU
> list.  And that sucks.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> Dave Hull
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 1:49 PM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] Unix Tip: AVOID PERMISION DENIED (fwd)
>
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, spam wrote:
> > What the hell is this shit?  This is the first message I've received
> > from this list.  If i wanted to be included in mass mailings on
> > general information I could have signed up myself.  Next one of these
> > I get I'll be removing myself from the list. *FLAME ON*  Honestly,
> > whoever did this must have a drool guard on their keyboard.
>
> Check the archives and unsubscribe yourself now. We already had this
> discussion and people like you and I lost the vote. I agree with you
> 100%.
> Spam is not about content, it's about consent. I signed up for olug, not
> "Unix
> Tips" many of which have been of questionable value and though the claim
> was
> that they spark discussion, most of the discussion has been about
> whether or
> not the list itself should be subscribed to another list.