[AT] Does Someone have a death wish?

[Steve Barr]

Gene

I lurk on 5 different ATIS lists...JD, Farmall, ATIS General, OFES, SEL. 
along with several online discussion boards from Farm Toys, to Fire
Fourms, to Diecast Construction models.  No problem so far.

Steve
--- kgw <gwaugh at wowway.com> wrote:

> This thing really is puzzling.  There ARE places from which names such 
> as Pam's could be located, such as an extensive photo album of the SEL 
> maintained by one of the Louisiana fellows; --Pete Alleman, I believe..
> 
> I have NO idea if it is Walt or not.  Sure sounds likely, but I feel 
> that we must be awfully careful about placing blame without SOLID proof.
> 
> I suspect that some are doing some significant research into this 
> (right, George?? ;-) )
> 
> Spencer, I cannot say I totally agree with your point No 3 below---Steve
> Barr is VERY active engine man, fairly active on the SEL list.  I have 
> NO idea as to what any connections might be.
> 
> Might be a virus, but that would be LESS likely to get all of these 
> misspelled names, etc., wouldn't it?
> 
> Just some thoughts.  Let's be cool.  I personally am not against 
> vigilantism (some might hang ME for that!), but we GOTTA be right.
> 
> Whatever the case, Let's all HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW 
> YEAR!!  Man, 2007---Who'd a thunk it!!!
> 
> -- 
> __________
> Gene Waugh
> Elgin, Illinois USA
> 
> 
> Spencer Yost wrote:
> 
> >I am not sure why this is happening, but there are a couple of facts
> that
> >force a couple of conclusions:
> >
> >1 - Many of the names mentioned, like Paul Waugh's wife's name and the
> >purposeful misspelling of Georges name, does not appear anywhere in
> ATIS
> >archives, Old Iron Auction etc.
> >
> >2 - A very large number of the folks that have received this
> unsolicited
> >material do not have addresses (or recent correct addresses) at
> >OldIronAuction or the ATIS archives.  
> >
> >3 - It is only happening to AT subscribers.   It is not happening to
> SEL,
> >AJD, Farmall, etc subscribers form what I can tell.
> >
> >4 - Addresses don't exist in most of the profiles, nor are the profiles
> >even on the server.
> >
> >Conclusion:   This is caused by another site AT folks frequent or is
> the
> >work of a virus in an AT list member's computer that is simply
> harvesting
> >names and crossing to listings on the Internet directories for
> addresses
> >(or a recently subscribed lurker  who is manually doing this) .  This
> is
> >the typical "sales commission" scam for magazines brought forward 30
> years
> >to the Internet.  I can tell you it is not Dave Rotigel (aka Evil
> Dave).
> >
> >On another note.  I never suspected Walt because of the scope of the
> issue
> >- He might of done it to one or two as a joke but not 20 or so.  In
> fact he
> >called tonight because through Irma he heard of the accusations.  He
> asked
> >to rely the message that he had nothing to do with this.   Take that at
> >face value but I don't believe it was him.
> >
> >I am sorry to hear of folks trouble with this and please feel free to
> >continue to discuss this on the list to try to zero in on the common
> >denominator.
> >
> >Spencer Yost
> >Owner, ATIS
> >Plow the Net!
> >http://www.atis.net
> >
> >
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