import antigravity

Alf P. Steinbach alfps at start.no
Thu Mar 18 04:53:05 EDT 2010


* Lawrence D'Oliveiro:
> In message <mailman.820.1268725930.23598.python-list at python.org>, Chris 
> Rebert wrote:
> 
> I see that you published my unobfuscated e-mail address on USENET for all to
> see. I obfuscated it for a reason, to keep the spammers away. I'm assuming
> this was a momentary lapse of judgement, for which I expect an apology.
> Otherwise, it becomes grounds for an abuse complaint to your ISP. 

Hi.

Chris Rebert didn't reveal anything not already present in the posting he 
replied to, and indeed in the posting I'm replying to here.

The headers in the article I'm replying to (yours) look like this:


<headers source="your article">
Path: 
feeder.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!newsfeeds.ihug.co.nz!lust.ihug.co.nz!ihug.co.nz!not-for-mail
From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Subject: Re: import antigravity
Followup-To: comp.lang.python
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:49:55 +1300
Organization: Geek Central
Lines: 7
Message-ID: <hnslv3$jjk$2 at lust.ihug.co.nz>
References: <hnnclk$eud$1 at lust.ihug.co.nz> 
<mailman.820.1268725930.23598.python-list at python.org>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 118-92-14-26.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit
X-Trace: lust.ihug.co.nz 1268898595 20084 118.92.14.26 (18 Mar 2010 07:49:55 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: abuse at ihug.co.nz
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:49:55 +0000 (UTC)
User-Agent: KNode/4.3.4
Xref: eternal-september.org comp.lang.python:51777
</headers>


One must assume that you were not aware that you're posting your mail address in 
plaintext in every article?


Cheers & hth.,

- Alf



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