Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 05/03/07 04:08

"peter" <peter@aust.com> wrote in
news:roa_h.32924$M.26087@news-server.bigpond.net.au:

>
> "Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message
> news:334i33l4btckr79bmdrtr6prpl3qo2c37v@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 02 May 2007 11:59:35 GMT,
>> sales@___Email_Address_on_Web_site (SalesMart.com.au) put finger
>> to keyboard and composed:
>>
>>>>Your prices are average. And even if they were not, I would
>>>>still advise buyers to avoid you as a matter of principle.
>>>
>>>Please post what I've done to offend you.
>>
>> You are a spammer. You treat Usenet as your own personal
>> billboard. Aus.dvd is full of your NEWS and COMM "infomercials".
>
> Then you do not know the rules of these news groups.
> As long as they place the prefix of Comm, FS, WTD, etc... in the
> subject line then they can post in here or any other news group.
> This way usenet posters can delete any posts from withing their
> news reader.
>
> Its one of the first posts that were posted in here on what can
> and can't be posted.
> http://ausdvd.oih.com.au/dvd-intro/
>
> There are similar web sites for this and other news groups on why
> they were created and what can and
> can't be posted in here.
>
>>
>> The vast majority of posters provide help and support to others
>> without ulterior motive. We don't believe that Usenet owes us a
>> living in return.
>
> Isn't that calling the kettle black. You posted two commercials in
> here too.

Another interesting thing about SalesMart is that he often posts
info about things he doesn't sell, but that we might be interested
in (for some value of 'we').

I've never seen his posts as spam... Sometimes a bit of self-
interest maybe, but not out of line, IMO.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Gino) ... letters617blochg3251
(replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")

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