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OFFENSIVE MESSAGES BEING SENT TO NEWSGROUP MEMBERS ... URGENT, PLEASE READ!!!

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Iain Halder - 30 Nov 2004 21:59 GMT
HI,

I'VE NOTICED THAT SOMEONE HAS POSTED A PARANOID & INSANELY-BASED
MESSAGE USING MY NAME (Iain Halder) & E-MAIL ADDRESS!!!

TO THE SANE REGULARS OF THIS AND OTHER CAT NEWSGROUPS I NEED YOU TO
KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS!!! I DO NOT ENGAGE
IN ONLINE ANTI-AMERICAN POLITICAL DISCUSSION. NOR AM I AN AMERICAN
THAT I WOULD EVEN BE CONCERNED FOR THE MATTER YOU HAVE BEEN LECTURED
ON BY THE INDIVIDUAL HIDING BEHIND MY NAME.

MORE SERIOUSLY THOUGH, I'VE ALSO BEEN ADVISED THAT OFFENSIVE E-MAILS
HAVE BEEN SENT OUT - AGAIN USING MY NAME & E-MAIL ADDRESS.

I WANT YOU ALL HERE TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE PERSON BEHIND THESE
MESSAGES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MY CREDIBILITY HERE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
AND BELEIVE THIS.

I APOLOGISE NOW TO EVERYONE HERE FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN BUT IT
SEEMS MY INTERNET IDENTITY HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED AS A COVER FOR
INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES.

I'M NOT AWARE OF HOW THIS HAS BEEN DONE OR HOW THIS CAN BE COUNTERED
DIRECTLY - PLEASE ADVISE ME ANYONE HERE WHO MAY ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED
THIS.

THANKING YOU ALL.

IAIN HALDER
(The Real One)
Rescued Cats & Kittens Needing Homes
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Mr. Uh Clem - 01 Dec 2004 06:22 GMT
> HI,

[snip Iain spazzing out]

> I'M NOT AWARE OF HOW THIS HAS BEEN DONE OR HOW THIS CAN BE COUNTERED
> DIRECTLY - PLEASE ADVISE ME ANYONE HERE WHO MAY ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED
> THIS.

Uh Iain, I and two others have posted answers earlier today as
to how this was done and sort of why.   The messages are already
in the Google archive for this group:

<http://groups.google.com/groups?q=hipcrime&lr=&group=rec.pets.cats.health%2Bbeha
v&scoring=d
>

So why don't you take your own advice and PLEASE READ!

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"If you push something hard enough, it will fall over."
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