re: COPYCAT TROLL USING MY NAME

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Marengo - 11 Mar 2006 19:15 GMT

There has been at least one abusive post by a copycat troll using my name
and changing the -mail address to be similar to mine.

If you see any further rude posts that look like they were from me, please
check the headers. Mine contain a line that say,

"Organization: Cox Communications

The TROLL' says:

"Organization: posted by Supernews"

This goes beyond the ususal harmless trolling. Pretending to be another
individual and damaging their reputation by using their identity is illegal.
I've contacted the troll's ISP and news provider demanding that his accounts
be pulled.

Thanks,

Peter

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Alternate Identity - 11 Mar 2006 19:26 GMT

> There has been at least one abusive post by a copycat troll using my name
> and changing the -mail address to be similar to mine.
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>
> Peter

Chill babe.

Any intelligent poster that you give a rats a.s about knows about this
sort of thing, and will know it's not "you". It has happened to me in
the past...

which is why I now always engage trolls with an "alternate identity". ;-)

Cheers!

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Ken Kubos - 11 Mar 2006 21:33 GMT

SPAM, SPYWARE AND VIRUS PROTECTION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newsgroups (aka Usenet) are an important source of active email addresses
for spammers. Harvesting Software scans all groups and grabs the addresses
of posters. If you post a message on a newsgroup using your real address,
you can be sure that you will get spam.

Spammers also use software to search the web for email addresses posted on
websites. If you post your email address in plain text on your website, it
is only a matter of time before this software finds it.

You can look up "HARVESTING SOFTWARE" on Google:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22HARVESTING+SOFTWAR
E%22&btnG=Google+Search

I use the Microsoft Firewall, a ZoneAlarm Firewall
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Ad-Aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/) to stifle all known datamining,
aggressive advertising, and tracking components. I know use Spybot - Search
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Ken

"Buddhism elucidates why we are sentient."
"Karma means that you don't get away with anything."

| There has been at least one abusive post by a copycat troll using my name
| and changing the -mail address to be similar to mine.
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
|
| Peter

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Marengo - 11 Mar 2006 23:08 GMT

|| SPAM, SPYWARE AND VIRUS PROTECTION

I have spyware and spam software. There is none that exists that can
prevent someone from altering their newsgroup account name to be the same as
yours. Forunately there are certain parts of the message headers that
can't be faked.

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