mgresham@artsnet.UUCP (Mark Gresham) (08/12/89)
Thew following remarkable posting appeared as I was reading 'rec.music.classical' a few minutes ago: }From dscatl!gatech!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!rpi!crdgw1!ge-dab!peora!tarpit!libcmp!mamab!Mark.Gresham Fri Aug 11 22:52:29 EDT 1989 }Article 2578 of rec.music.classical: }Path: artsnet!dscatl!gatech!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!rpi!crdgw1!ge-dab!peora!tarpit!libcmp!mamab!Mark.Gresham }>From: Mark.Gresham@mamab.FIDONET.ORG (Mark Gresham) }Newsgroups: rec.music.classical }Subject: Re: Mapplethorpe, the NEA & the Senate }Message-ID: <116.24DDB367@mamab.FIDONET.ORG> }Date: 5 Aug 89 17:00:12 GMT }Organization: MaMaB--the Machine in Mark's Bedroom }Lines: 6 } } } }-- }Fidonet: Mark Gresham via 1:363/9 }Internet: Mark.Gresham@mamab.FIDONET.ORG }Usenet: ...!peora!rtmvax!libcmp!mamab!Mark.Gresham } } Except for the ">" signs I added to quote, it's verbatim, and I can assure you that I did not post it, nor do I have any kind of usr account with FIDO &tc. Since more than one posting of this variety with other folks names that aren't FIDO people (par exemplum:) ... }From dscatl!gatech!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!rpi!crdgw1!ge-dab!peora!tarpit!libcmp!mamab!Bill_P_Pearce@cup.portal.com Fri Aug 11 22:51:42 EDT 1989 }Article 2576 of rec.music.classical: }Path: artsnet!dscatl!gatech!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!rpi!crdgw1!ge-dab!peora!tarpit!libcmp!mamab!Bill_P_Pearce@cup.portal.com }>From: Bill_P_Pearce@cup.portal.com@mamab.FIDONET.ORG (Bill_P_Pearce@cup.portal.com) }Newsgroups: rec.music.classical }Subject: Re: Plagiarism (was J S Bach / Paul Simon) }Message-ID: <114.24DDB363@mamab.FIDONET.ORG> }Date: 5 Aug 89 16:50:15 GMT }Organization: MaMaB--the Machine in Mark's Bedroom }Lines: 6 } } } }-- }Fidonet: Bill_P_Pearce@cup.portal.com via 1:363/9 }Internet: Bill_P_Pearce@cup.portal.com@mamab.FIDONET.ORG }Usenet: ...!peora!rtmvax!libcmp!mamab!Bill_P_Pearce@cup.portal.com } } ...and... }From dscatl!gatech!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!rpi!crdgw1!ge-dab!peora!tarpit!libcmp!mamab!David.P..Schneider Fri Aug 11 22:51:58 EDT 1989 }Article 2577 of rec.music.classical: }Path: artsnet!dscatl!gatech!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!rpi!crdgw1!ge-dab!peora!tarpit!libcmp!mamab!David.P..Schneider }>From: David.P..Schneider@mamab.FIDONET.ORG (David P. Schneider) }Newsgroups: rec.music.classical }Subject: Re: _Star Wars_ and Borrowing }Message-ID: <115.24DDB365@mamab.FIDONET.ORG> }Date: 5 Aug 89 17:00:01 GMT }Organization: MaMaB--the Machine in Mark's Bedroom }Lines: 6 } } } }-- }Fidonet: David P. Schneider via 1:363/9 }Internet: David.P..Schneider@mamab.FIDONET.ORG }Usenet: ...!peora!rtmvax!libcmp!mamab!David.P..Schneider } } ... I can only assume someone's system/software barfed (barked?) loudly trying to gate Usenet to Fidonet or vice-versa. I've written to the owner of the offending system, and I hope this will be cleared up soon. Just keep your eyes out for this stuff eating your spool space. Cheers, --Mark ======================================== Mark Gresham ARTSNET Norcross, GA, USA E-mail: ...gatech!artsnet!mgresham or: artsnet!mgresham@gatech.edu ========================================