Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] attention Road Runner customers
From: sdp35 <sdp35@cwazy.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 13:29:26 -0500

And at the same time RR is notorious for not clueing its users in on 
securing their high speed connections, with the result that there are 
hundreds, if not thousands, of RR zombies out there spewing forth spam, 
scams and virii.  Pot, kettle, black.

CZ
NC

On Thursday, Dec 25, 2003, at 09:07 US/Eastern, Ed Kowaleski wrote:

> Lots of luck in trying to contact Road Runner.
>
> I called Road Runner last week and was referred to
> spamblock@security.rr.com. I wrote them and received an automated 
> reply back
> within hours saying they could not find the source for the spam mail 
> (they
> insisted on calling it Spam) but I should write 
> removal@security.rr.com.  So
> I wrote this last address and got the same reply in return.  It was
> frustrating and useless.  They have major league fire-walls to deflect 
> any
> criticism.
>
> Ed K
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sam Krneta" <skrneta@mindspring.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 8:24 AM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] attention Road Runner customers
>
>
>> Brian,
>>
>> Do you have a number or email we can complain to?
>>
>> Happy Holidays.
>>
>> Sam Krneta
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of
>>> Brian Reid
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 1:09 PM
>>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>> Subject: [Leica] attention Road Runner customers
>>>
>>>
>>> Road Runner blocked all LUG email for 9 days. If you are a
>>> Road Runner customer and you are unhappy with this, you might
>>> try complaining to their customer service department so that
>>> they don't do this again.
>>>
>>> Evidently somebody complained that a LUG message was spam,
>>> and they responded by shutting down all access from the LUG
>>> computer to all Road Runner customers.
>>>
>>> It appears to be back now. Let me know if you didn't get this
>>> message....
>>>
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