I finally got one...

Roger Wright

I considered flaming his ass off, but then realized that he has no idea what our email addresses are unless we reply. Being blessed with an essentially evil mind, I immediately stumbled upon a plot to harvest the emails of thousands of programmers in order to sell them inflatable dates and herbal Viagra substitutes. All you have to do is slam a website for software professionals with unwanted requests to use their code in your private distribution CD. That will piss them off so badly that they'll all immediately write back to you about what a jerk you are, and you'll have your mailing list right there in your Inbox for no cost at all! Isn't that a great idea? Oh wait, I think someone may already have thought of it... Damn. It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
Paul Watson, on Sports - 2/10/2003

Christian Graus

You're obviously a superstar. In that time, I've had two requests only, from 30 articles. I must suck. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
It'd probably be fairly easy to make a bot that'd post random stupid VB questions, and nobody would probably ever notice - benjymous - 21-Jan-2003

Christian Graus

Bloody hell. There goes my work address. Why did I not think of this ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
It'd probably be fairly easy to make a bot that'd post random stupid VB questions, and nobody would probably ever notice - benjymous - 21-Jan-2003

PJ Arends

Christian Graus wrote: You're obviously a superstar. Thanks for the new sig:-D:-D and yes, I am

CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

Chris Richardson

Grrrrr, I didn't think of that either. Do you think it would be possible to email him back again (maybe from a different address), telling him that he cannot send unsolicited email to the email address at my work (which was what I sent him the original "NO" from)? Chris Richardson C/C++ Include Finder[^]

Chris Losinger

i doubt he's even looking at the replies he's getting. from the sounds of it, most people here are saying "no. go away." but he keeps sending more. -c

Be very, very careful what you put into that head, because you will never, ever get it out. --Thomas Cardinal Wolsey

Fractals

Roger Wright

Chris Richardson wrote: email him back again (maybe from a different address LOL!!! And give him two addresses to reach you?:laugh::laugh::laugh: It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
Paul Watson, on Sports - 2/10/2003

Paul Watson

Roger Wright wrote: That will piss them off so badly that they'll all immediately write back to you about what a jerk you are, and you'll have your mailing list right there in your Inbox for no cost at all! First rule of Internet Club: Do not reply to spam with your real email address Second rule of Internet Club: Do not reply to spam with your real email address Third rule of Internet Club: Do not reply to spam with your real email address Fourth rule of Internet Club: If you do, find a new job so you can get a new email address ;) If you have any control over your email system at home/work then it is dead easy to send email with a fake address. Best though is to have a hotmail account ready for this kind of thing. Then you can let off steam but not confirm your real email address. Plus you then cripple Hotmail even more, bonus! :rolleyes:

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: I don't know much about Artificial Intelligence, but I've seen a lot of Natural Stupidity in the corporate world...

Ted Ferenc

So did I. I wonder if it is worth replying anyway, wouldn't that just encourage the guy? Also if I don't reply he therefore does not have any "written" permission and can't use my code? What one peson I heard of used to do was to send an email copy of a freeware bible c. 1.5MB to the the emailer, stating that he thought some religious reading would be approprite. People would assume he was a religious nut and stay well clear of him! If anyone accused him of spamming, he simply stated he was repling to an email and wanted to pass the word of God around. But with a hotmail account, his inbox will soon fill up!

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. - Isaac Newton 1676

KaRl

Ah! Somebody as paranoid as I am, at last :-D

Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop