gsmith@brahms.UUCP (04/13/87)
>Just for the record, I find the output of "valspeak" filters like the >one used in the above to be highly annoying (that's where "thuh" and >"oh baby" came from), since such programs simply do not do a very good >job of conversion. I realize, however, that many people regard it as >their privilege to post annoying messages, so I can't expect much change, >I suppose. In point of fact, Paul Koloc is not using valspeak. Someone, apparently at mimsy.umd.edu is however--Matthew and I just checked at several sites, and have contacted Paul via e-mail. This is just like the teenage ames bozos who have been changing weemba's articles for almost a year now. Followups to news.sysadmin,news.misc ONLY. ARPA people who don't under- stand this comment should ignore it, and in particular, not reply. ucbvax!brahms!gsmith Gene Ward Smith/Brahms Gang/Berkeley CA 94720 "Without NNTP, the brahms gang itself would be impossible" Erik E. Fair
magore@watdcsu.UUCP (04/14/87)
Hello Gene, In article <1116@cartan.Berkeley.EDU> gsmith@brahms.Berkeley.EDU (Gene Ward Smith) writes: [was about valspeak ...] >In point of fact, Paul Koloc is not using valspeak. Someone, apparently >at mimsy.umd.edu is however--Matthew and I just checked at several sites, >and have contacted Paul via e-mail. This is just like the teenage ames >bozos who have been changing weemba's articles for almost a year now. [munch...] > > Gene Ward Smith This may not be a only case of a possible faked posting. In talk.religion.misc I found the two following headers attributed to Ken Arndt for what is supposed to be Paul's news site. I have two correct examples following those the reflect recent traffic from Pauls Machine. I hope this information will be of help to you and Paul and who ever else thought the funny paths were strange... This may help you find a least common root path _if_ someone is playing games with the postings...: Best Regards, [Note: The 'Sender field' in the following two postings that I have never found in a typical posting from prometheus. Checking out the map database might give some insight...] ==================== Ken Arndt ????? (talk.religion.misc) ==================== Path: watdcsu!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!panda!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!prometheus.UUCP!arndt Message-ID: <607@prometheus.UUCP> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU -------- Path: watdcsu!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!panda!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!prometheus.UUCP!arndt Message-ID: <606@prometheus.UUCP> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU ================= Paul (talk.religion.misc) ================= Path: watdcsu!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!lll-lcc!seismo!mimsy!prometheus!pmk Message-ID: <601@prometheus.UUCP> -------- Path: watdcsu!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!seismo!mimsy!prometheus!pmk Message-ID: <618@prometheus.UUCP> -------- ... # Mike Gore # Institute for Computer Research. ( watmath!mgvax!root - at home ) # These ideas/concepts do not imply views held by the University of Waterloo.