Ilan@cup.portal.com (06/01/88)
1144.3.284.3 Re: JJ's phone number 5/29/88 02:31 thad@cup.portal.com writes: >Whoa! PORTAL mgt did a service by posting his (JJ's) real name and etc. >The moment I saw that name (Rob Noha) I was instantly reminded of similar >scams, chain letters, and other such garbage that clown posted to several >BBS systems I operate in Silicon Valley. >That guy (Rob Noha) is obviously (my opinion) a con artist to the nth degree. >Noha has been doing similar things for at LEAST 2 years, so his recent >Usenet posting is NOT a first-time "offense". >For those who don't know, PORTAL is one of the few public-access systems to >Usenet (the only other one that comes to mind is The WELL). PORTAL has some >11-20 local telephone lines (lucky for me! :-) and some 50+ incoming Telenet >and PC Pursuit lines (thus permitting access by clients across the USA). In >addition to providing Usenet (and other) access, PORTAL operates private and >public BBS and message areas for numerous corporate and special interest >group clients. >At a flat $10/month, any baud, any time of day, any session duration, PORTAL >is a unique service unmatched by anything else (available to the "public"). >I'm with a multi-million $$$ a year company, and we CANNOT afford our own >Usenet "node", and I and thousands of others NEED the communication facilities >provided to us at a fair price by PORTAL. >PORTAL's credo is "everyone is responsible for their own actions and deeds." >Noha (aka J-J) is obviously a miscreant, one person out of the thousands who >are PORTAL subscribers. From posted statements, HE (Noha) has been punished. >If you are favoring the doctrine of "prior restraint", I suggest you crawl >back to the fantasy world of Orwell's `1984' with their Thought Police, >thoughtcrimes, etc. >Your (and others') beef is with Rob Noha. Thanks to PORTAL Management's >posting, you can contact Noha directly and reduce net bandwidth. >As a satisfied customer of PORTAL, I believe you owe PORTAL Communications >an apology. >Would you have ceased using the system from which you posted your flame had >Noha posted from there? ("If thy hand offends thee, ... " :-) >Thad Floryan (thad@cup.portal.com [or] ...!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad) I hope all you net readers read the above, there are MANY more testimonials regarding this guy from reliable sources !!! LET THE BUYER BEWARE !!!! - Ilan Rabinowitz - Ilan@cup.portal.com