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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 5 Feb 1997.
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well..hi there from Gary Mc

well..hi there from Gary Mc

alt.ascii-art · 6 messages · 5 Feb 1997 - 11 Feb 1997
gec...@post.acadia.net 5 Feb 1997 00:00 · permalink 
Hi! This is my first posting...what is spam?  what are flames?  I'd like to get 
the hang of this, but I guess I'll have to learn the language first. - Chris in 
Maine
Kelly Humphries <kpi...@u.washington.edu> 5 Feb 1997 00:00 · permalink 
On Wed, 5 Feb 1997 someone breaking into gec...@post.acadia.net's account 
wrote:

> Hi! This is my first posting...what is spam?  what are flames?  I'd like
> to get the hang of this, but I guess I'll have to learn the language
> first. - Chris in Maine

Well, at least he's using fresh bait...
Todd Brown <bro...@sunspot.noao.edu> 5 Feb 1997 00:00 · permalink 
In article <N.0...@post.acadia.net> gec...@post.acadia.net writes:
>Hi! This is my first posting...what is spam?  what are flames?  I'd like to get 
>the hang of this, but I guess I'll have to learn the language first. - Chris in 
>Maine

Well Chris by asking those two questions you just may learn faster than
you'd thought.


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Gary McGill <gmc...@multiboard.com> 6 Feb 1997 00:00 · permalink 
the header here says: Re:well..hi there from Gary Mc

Kelly Humphries wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 5 Feb 1997 someone breaking into gec...@post.acadia.net's account
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi! This is my first posting...what is spam?  what are flames?  I'd 

Why is my name in the header?

It's not in the body...
Don't tell me this is the stupid, dreaded, MCI code nonsense from my BBS
days...?
g.
JtR <ble...@accent.net.nospam> 6 Feb 1997 00:00 · permalink 
Remember, only YOU can stop wanton X-posting!

On a crusade, I remain(tm)

JtR
Pinky <bel...@MIT.EDU> ASCII art 11 Feb 1997 00:00 · permalink 
Why not check a bloody FAQ? That's what they're for...

flame:	harsh responses for asking stupid questions or talking about
	inappropriate topicsa, or expressing a contradictory opinion

spam:	unwanted posts usually shitloads of commercial stuff .
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