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Happy Oyster

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May 27, 2010, 6:56:09 PM5/27/10
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Hi, folks,

we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching for an
immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone number.

Any idea to pull the plug of these creeps?

Merci

Aribert
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Joe Zeff

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May 27, 2010, 7:28:08 PM5/27/10
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On Fri, 28 May 2010 01:56:09 +0300, Happy Oyster wrote:

> we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching for
> an immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone
> number.

Funny, I was able to find their street address and fax number simply by
doing [UI].

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Happy Oyster

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May 27, 2010, 7:27:13 PM5/27/10
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On 27 May 2010 23:28:08 GMT, Joe Zeff <the.guy.with....@lasfs.info>
wrote:

>On Fri, 28 May 2010 01:56:09 +0300, Happy Oyster wrote:
>
>> we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching for
>> an immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone
>> number.
>
>Funny, I was able to find their street address and fax number simply by
>doing [UI].

What is [UI] ? You mean WHOIS?

I meant a search on their web-site.

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Happy Oyster

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May 27, 2010, 7:33:28 PM5/27/10
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On 27 May 2010 23:28:08 GMT, Joe Zeff <the.guy.with....@lasfs.info>
wrote:

>On Fri, 28 May 2010 01:56:09 +0300, Happy Oyster wrote:


>
>> we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching for
>> an immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone
>> number.
>
>Funny, I was able to find their street address and fax number simply by
>doing [UI].

The phone number given in the WHOIS only leads to an idiotic phone machine.

Looks like another fraud. No wonder these �$%&/()=? do spam.

Steve VanDevender

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May 27, 2010, 7:36:48 PM5/27/10
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You don't seem to understand what this newsgroup is for. Don't come
back until you do.

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Happy Oyster

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May 27, 2010, 9:06:26 PM5/27/10
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On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:36:48 -0700, Steve VanDevender
<ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu> wrote:

>You don't seem to understand what this newsgroup is for. Don't come
>back until you do.

You understimate the joy of atomizing such creeps. ;O)

Joe Zeff

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May 28, 2010, 2:47:10 AM5/28/10
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On Fri, 28 May 2010 02:27:13 +0300, Happy Oyster wrote:

> I meant a search on their web-site.

So? You don't expect spammers to make it that easy, do you?

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Maarten Wiltink

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May 28, 2010, 3:24:47 AM5/28/10
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"Happy Oyster" <happy....@ariplex.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:36:48 -0700, Steve VanDevender
> <ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu> wrote:

>> You don't seem to understand what this newsgroup is for. Don't come
>> back until you do.
>
> You understimate the joy of atomizing such creeps. ;O)

Yawn. Don't come back until you understand what this newsgroup is for,
and can supply footage of the atomisation.

I think we're going to need a bigger chicken.

Tebrgwrf,
Maarten Wiltink


Jim

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May 28, 2010, 3:44:08 AM5/28/10
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On 2010-05-27, Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> wrote:
> we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching for an
> immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone number.

Good.

Jim
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Jed Davis

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May 28, 2010, 3:41:32 AM5/28/10
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"Maarten Wiltink" <maa...@kittensandcats.net> writes:

> I think we're going to need a bigger chicken.

You needed a bigger chicken in '99, when the arrogant twit who was the
17-year-old me was able to post. And that wasn't even when the ISC was
giving said bird to all and sundry, either, IIRC.

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E.P.Sporgersi

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May 28, 2010, 6:30:18 AM5/28/10
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On 2010-05-27, Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> wrote:
>
> Any idea to pull the plug of these creeps?

I think it would be safe to say that most of the denizens of this group
would know, yes. The procedure would be to inform the appropriate
authorities over the appropriate channels, and drop your little problem
into their capable hands.

This newsgroup, however, is not the appropriate channel, and while some of
the locals may indeed work for the appropriate authorities, this newsgroup
is the place where they congregate so as not to be bothered with that
shit for a spell. You, Mr. Oyster, are trying to bother these people with
work-related crap nonetheless.

But let it not be said that we, the denizens of alt.sysadmin.recovery
ignore your pleas for Useful Information. Ask and ye shall receive. Do not
bother to point out the mismatch between what you ask, and what you
receive, because I am aware of it. The Useful Information I feel moved to
bestow upon you is as follows:

Fuck off.

Stig Sandbeck Mathisen

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May 28, 2010, 6:52:31 AM5/28/10
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Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> writes:

> we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching
> for an immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone
> number.

Turn it all off

Go outside

Eat ice cream

...and you're on the path to recovery :)

--
Stig Sandbeck Mathisen
Trust the Computer, the Computer is your Friend

Jim

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May 28, 2010, 6:57:38 AM5/28/10
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On 2010-05-28, Stig Sandbeck Mathisen <s...@fnord.no> wrote:
> Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> writes:
>
>> we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching
>> for an immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone
>> number.
>
> Turn it all off
>
> Go outside
>
> Eat ice cream
>
> ...and you're on the path to recovery :)

Error:NoBeerMention exception raised.

Shmuel Metz

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May 28, 2010, 7:51:42 AM5/28/10
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In <clttv5dg9m437629c...@4ax.com>, on 05/28/2010

at 01:56 AM, Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> said:

>we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching
>for an immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone
>number.

k3wl.

>Any idea to pull the plug of these creeps?

Yes.

Any idea what the FAQ says about UI?

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(S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003)

Bryce Utting

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May 28, 2010, 8:47:18 AM5/28/10
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Jim <j...@magrathea.plus.com> wrote:
> On 2010-05-28, Stig Sandbeck Mathisen <s...@fnord.no> wrote:
>> Turn it all off
>>
>> Go outside
>>
>> Eat ice cream
>>
>> ...and you're on the path to recovery :)
>
> Error:NoBeerMention exception raised.

wait, wait, wait: ice cream's a crucial ingredient of beer milkshakes.
I think we should allow it.


butting

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Jim

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May 28, 2010, 8:54:21 AM5/28/10
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On 2010-05-28, Bryce Utting <but...@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
>>> Go outside
>>>
>>> Eat ice cream
>>>
>>> ...and you're on the path to recovery :)
>>
>> Error:NoBeerMention exception raised.
>
> wait, wait, wait: ice cream's a crucial ingredient of beer milkshakes.
> I think we should allow it.

No. Beer milkshakes are just fiddling about with perfectly good beer.

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Niklas Karlsson

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May 28, 2010, 4:01:01 PM5/28/10
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On 2010-05-28, Juergen Nieveler <juergen.nie...@arcor.de> wrote:

> Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> wrote:
>
>> we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching
>> for an immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone
>> number.
>>
>> Any idea to pull the plug of these creeps?
>
> Sure. Block TCP/25 inbound on your firewall. And just to be sure,
> TCP/119 outbound, too.

Insufficiently thorough. An air gap is the most effective firewall[0].

Niklas

[0] Wireless technologies may require a significantly larger air gap,
though, or in certain cases, a broken line of sight.
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>capable of water landing.
Well, they keep having to replace all the seat cushions, for one
thing... -- Mike Sphar and Mark Hughes in asr

mikea

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May 28, 2010, 4:17:30 PM5/28/10
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Juergen Nieveler <juergen.nie...@arcor.de> wrote in <Xns9D86DEFC1CD9...@nieveler.org>:

> Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> wrote:
>
>> we (a mailing-list) just have been spammed by dropbox.com. Searching
>> for an immediate contact I neither found a street address nor a phone
>> number.
>>
>> Any idea to pull the plug of these creeps?
>
> Sure. Block TCP/25 inbound on your firewall. And just to be sure,
> TCP/119 outbound, too.

The proposed solution is insufficient. Complete disconnection of the
computer(s) from all wired or wireless external connections, including
power, is more appropriate in the instant case. To complete the
disconnection, I recommend a suitable article of thermite, such as the
M1A1 Safe Destroyer, which may be available through military surplus.

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erable, because once upon a time she was a beautiful and virginal format, but
you shouldn't expect too much of her at this point." (Mark 'Kamikaze' Hughes)

Ben A L Jemmett

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May 28, 2010, 5:03:35 PM5/28/10
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Jed Davis wrote:
> "Maarten Wiltink" <maa...@kittensandcats.net> writes:
> > I think we're going to need a bigger chicken.
>
> You needed a bigger chicken in '99, when the arrogant twit who was the
> 17-year-old me was able to post.

*blinks* AOL! Strange, I didn't have you pegged for that; I can only
hope I've shaken it off similarly well, so as not to incur quite so
much scorn these days...

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http://flatpack.microwavepizza.co.uk/

Happy Oyster

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May 28, 2010, 5:03:14 PM5/28/10
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On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:36:48 -0700, Steve VanDevender
<ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu> wrote:

>You don't seem to understand what this newsgroup is for. Don't come
>back until you do.

Your fine attitude is a brilliant example of exactly what I had expected here.

You did not realize that I am an avid reader here for more than a decade. ;O)

Oh, no, you don't owe me a keyboard.

.

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Alan J Rosenthal

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May 28, 2010, 8:01:53 PM5/28/10
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Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> writes:
> ;O)

Um, you have something hanging out of your trousers, you might want to go
to the lavatory and inspect yourself...

Steve VanDevender

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May 29, 2010, 1:22:58 AM5/29/10
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Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> writes:

> On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:36:48 -0700, Steve VanDevender
> <ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu> wrote:
>
>>You don't seem to understand what this newsgroup is for. Don't come
>>back until you do.
>
> Your fine attitude is a brilliant example of exactly what I had expected here.
>
> You did not realize that I am an avid reader here for more than a decade. ;O)

You may have been reading, but you obviously haven't been comprehending.
Back off exponentially, and don't try posting again for at least two
decades. I'm not expecting you to have any more clues in twenty years
if you couldn't acquire them in the last ten, but at least you won't be
stupiding up the place again for a while.

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Joe Zeff

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May 29, 2010, 5:57:16 AM5/29/10
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On Fri, 28 May 2010 15:17:30 -0500, mikea wrote:

> The proposed solution is insufficient. Complete disconnection of the
> computer(s) from all wired or wireless external connections, including
> power, is more appropriate in the instant case. To complete the
> disconnection, I recommend a suitable article of thermite, such as the
> M1A1 Safe Destroyer, which may be available through military surplus.

Why? Wouldn't having the OADS target the swerver room be sufficient?

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That would be Ghormenghastly.

TimC

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May 29, 2010, 6:13:49 AM5/29/10
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On 2010-05-28, Happy Oyster (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

> On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:36:48 -0700, Steve VanDevender
> <ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu> wrote:
>
>>You don't seem to understand what this newsgroup is for. Don't come
>>back until you do.
>
> Your fine attitude is a brilliant example of exactly what I had expected here.
>
> You did not realize that I am an avid reader here for more than a decade. ;O)

That's odd. You seem to have about as much clue here as you do over
in opera.linux. Although you have been mercifully quiet over there
recently. Or had I already killfiled you over there? I can't
remember. Killfiles don't usually require so much thinking about.

--
TimC
Er, RFC 882 put the dot in .com. -- unknown

Niklas Karlsson

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May 29, 2010, 9:10:38 AM5/29/10
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On 2010-05-28, mikea <mi...@mikea.ath.cx> wrote:
> M1A1 Safe Destroyer

Along the lines of the Offensive/Inoffensive Grenade discussion I recall
from a few years back: is there an M1A1 Unsafe Destroyer?

Niklas
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Stig Sandbeck Mathisen

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May 29, 2010, 6:29:18 PM5/29/10
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Jim <j...@magrathea.plus.com> writes:

> No. Beer milkshakes are just fiddling about with perfectly good beer.

Not to mention what it does to perfectly good ice cream.

--
Stig Sandbeck Mathisen
(fnord)

Graham Reed

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May 31, 2010, 5:30:34 PM5/31/10
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Stig Sandbeck Mathisen <s...@fnord.no> writes:

> Jim <j...@magrathea.plus.com> writes:
>
>> No. Beer milkshakes are just fiddling about with perfectly good beer.
>
> Not to mention what it does to perfectly good ice cream.

And if you don't have perfectly good beer and perfectly good ice
cream, that's as good a reason as any to go get some.

Or make some yourself... mmmm... home-made ice-cream... home-brewed
beer....

--
"If you have to ask what kind of meat it is, you're too sober."
-- Rincewind the Wizard

Graham Reed

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May 31, 2010, 5:28:36 PM5/31/10
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Jed Davis <j...@panix.com> writes:
> You needed a bigger chicken in '99, when the arrogant twit who was the
> 17-year-old me was able to post. And that wasn't even when the ISC was
> giving said bird to all and sundry, either, IIRC.

NOW I feel old. The new glasses didn't do it. (OK, they did, but not
as much.)

I was older than 17 when the 'froup first got chickenized.

I have this sneaking suspicion I was also part of why TTTSNBN
SNBN....

--
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stupidity.
-- David G. in the Monastery (and many others)

Happy Oyster

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Jun 1, 2010, 4:19:49 PM6/1/10
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On Fri, 28 May 2010 22:22:58 -0700, Steve VanDevender
<ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu> wrote:

>Happy Oyster <happy....@ariplex.com> writes:
>
>> On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:36:48 -0700, Steve VanDevender
>> <ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>You don't seem to understand what this newsgroup is for. Don't come
>>>back until you do.
>>
>> Your fine attitude is a brilliant example of exactly what I had expected here.
>>
>> You did not realize that I am an avid reader here for more than a decade. ;O)
>
>You may have been reading, but you obviously haven't been comprehending.
>Back off exponentially, and don't try posting again for at least two
>decades. I'm not expecting you to have any more clues in twenty years
>if you couldn't acquire them in the last ten, but at least you won't be
>stupiding up the place again for a while.

Yawn.

.
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Happy Oyster

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Jun 1, 2010, 4:21:08 PM6/1/10
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I appear only from time to time - am busy with other stuff.

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