Re: [vox] Here's the info on TechCoire you were looking for (or not)

["Rod Roark" <rod@sunsetsystMAPSems.com>]

Well I'll ask them where the mail list comes from... there was
some discussion about Techcoire on vox a while back; that probably
had something to do with it.

And no offense taken, Pete.  :-)

-- Rod
http://www.sunsetsystems.com/

> begin: Rod Roark <rod@sunsetsystems.com> quote
>> It's not spam.
>
> i can't stand spam (earthlink reference).
>
> honestly, i don't remember asking them for information.  if i did, it
> was a /very/ long time ago!  the email came totally unexpected.
>
> in addition (and this is the clincher) it was sent to vox as well, but
> bounced since that email address isn't subscribed to our mailing list.
> i can't think of any reason, other than unsolicited email, for that to
> happen.  my guess is that they stumbled across our webpage and
> harvested the address.
>
> we used to get spammed pretty hard by hp, for instance.  i'd see bounce
> messages at least a couple of times a day.  i tried contacting hp to
> stop sending the emails, and pointed out that they can't post to the
> list without being subscribed.  no reply.
>
> it wasn't until i started sending 50 copies of their email back to them
> for every one they sent to vox that they stopped spamming the list.
> and then, wouldn't you know it, they had the GAUL to try to sign up
> their spammer address.
>
> anyway, ever since that really bad experience, i've been very nervous
> about companies sending commercial email to vox completely out of the
> blue.  there are friendly companies which have a relationship with
> lugod -- but hp (and so far, techcoire) has not.  i guess "personal
> contact" makes all the difference.
>
>
>> I've very recently donated web hosting services to them on my
>> RH7.1 colo box at Omsoft.  It's accepting X connections because
>> I'm planning to offer accounts that include X (VNC) logins.
>> If you see any security issues with that, let me know.  Pete,
>> you have my permission to try hacking into it.  :-)
>
> heh.  ooops.   didn't mean to sniff around a friend's box.  how
> embarrasing. please accept my apologies.  now that you mention it, i
> see that it resolves to sunsetsystems.
>
> i'm glad i didn't delve into it too deeply.  i was slightly curious
> about the security of a premier networking company.   i was pretty
> impressed that they were running linux.   now i see why!   :-)
>
> i'll go slink under a rock now...   :-)
>
> pete