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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