[ale] Re: 115.00 fine for bouncing email to critter at wizvax.net

[Asif]

Mine was $145; and for a while Eric Z. Ayers read Dead Man (j/k)...then I got
the joke..

 Is the fine random, or is it related to our "silences"?


"Glenn C. Lasher Jr." wrote:

> Dear fellow ALErs:
>
> I am sending this message in outrage.  Below is an unedited copy (save for
> the '>'s added by PINE) of an email I received allegedly from Eric Z.
> Ayers, and I hereby publicly challenge him to appologise for, or disown,
> the following email.
>
> I understand that the job of administering a system of any sort can be a
> frustrating experience, however, I feel that this sending threatening
> email is not called for.
>
> For the record, I exist.  My email may bounce occasionally as the nature
> of the 'net is such that it is not 100% reliable.  Allowaces should be
> made for this.  Also for the record, my boss already uses Linux, not that
> that is relevant.  My connection to this list is private, through my ISP,
> not through my company.  Also for the record, my ISP uses ONLY Linux, and
> have done so since they opened up shop five years ago.
>
> If this is the sort of treatment that ALE feels is appropriate of its
> readers and contributors, then maybe I should find another Linux group to
> participate in.  That would be a shame, because I have enjoyed the company
> of ALE for the past year or so.
>
> Regards,
> Glenn C. Lasher, Jr.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Eric Z. Ayers wrote:
>
> > Dear critter at wizvax.net,
> >
> > If this email to you bounces, a fine of 115.00
> > will be imposed on you by the ale at ale.org mailing list.
> >
> > Your fine will be rescinded if you can convince your boss to to give Linux
> > a test drive as your mail server for 30 days!
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Eric.
> > a.k.a. The Bounce Police
> >
>
> --
> Critter at Wizvax.Net
> Don't Steal - The government hates competition.
> PGP key available at http://www.wizvax.net/critter/pgpkey.html.