I received the following acknowledgement from the New Mexico Internet service provider regarding "Jack": -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Robert A. Fink, M. D. wrote: > I am one of many who are protesting the actions of one of your users, > "Jack", who posted an inappropriate message to several Internet Lists, > including the Parkinson's Disease Network. I believe that this posting > is grounds for suspension of "Jack's" Internet privileges on your > service. Please advise me of your action in this regard. The user's account was suspended minutes after the first complaint arrrived (I think that we received ~10 almost simultaneously). I posted an article to news.admin.net-abuse.misc yesterday describing the action taken. Thanks for your mail, Ron -- Hagbard@LambdaMOO % I mean, it's the 90's. You can't just go Ron@JaysHouseMOO % around trusting every layer you interface Ron@MediaMOO % with. - [log in to unmask] <A HREF="http://www.nmia.com/~tapia/">My home page</A> --------------------------------------------------- Hopefully, this will be the end of this problem. Best, Bob -- ******************************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Phone: 510-849-2555 Neurological Surgery FAX: 510-849-2557 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA E-Mail: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 72303,3442 America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************************