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Subject: Sheep and Wolves
From: Tim Bowden <tcbowden @ clovis . nerdnosh . org>
Organization: NERDNOSH - the story conference as cyber-community!
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 97 12:07:43 PST
To: list-managers @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: <970122224955_1658693734@emout02.mail.aol.com>

Annchgo@aol.com writes:

> In a message dated 97-01-22 20:02:15 EST, CEO@Citadel.Net (Dr. Manion)
> writes:
> 
> << At the moment, I'm trying to figure out how to refuse any and all 
>  email from AOL. That should also eliminate about 99% of the spams we 
>  receive.
> 
> How nice.  Let's tar ALL AOL members as idiots.  There are problems with AOL
> just as there are problems with newbies from all servers.  

I think we might be confusing the blundering newcomer with the hated
hustler.  I agree AOL breeds spammers, but I see very few problems from
AOl subscribers otherwise anymore, at least as compared to days gone by.

My own recent experience is that the mass of blundering brewing is from
schools.  The rush to bring every school in the US online means we'll
see many more nattering neophytes of netdom.  It's already begun, and,
bless their little hearts, they make AOL look like the Association of
Online Learned.


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