Brenton, at 19:41 on Tue, Sep 20 1994, you wrote to Bill Grimsley ...

DM> 2) How do I send netmail ? Trev Roydhouse wants something.....
BG> I hope you're voting in the negative, Dieter!  Far be it from me 
BG> to influence somebody's private vote,

BV> scooze me...Have I missed something or what ?

As you don't have Z3_TECH tagged, it would seem that you have.

BV> What the fuck is happening here ?

Some more typical Fidonet bullshit, that's what.

BG> but if somebody doesn't want to read any of Rod's messages, they
BG> should use their (N)ext key, or their twit filter. I was bloody
BG> annoyed when I read that message, and I told Trev as much too,
BG> although it's not his fault.

BV> Fuck this Bill. What is going on ?

Aroused your curiosity, have we?  ;-)

BG> I have a fair idea as to the identities of two of those involved 
BG> in instigating this appalling situation, and I won't be having too
BG>  much to do with arseholes like that in the future.  NFSE.

BV> Who the fuck is instigating WHAT ?????????????????????????????

Have a quote from Trev in Z3_TECH:

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As moderator of this echo I have received netmail requesting that Rod 
Speed's access be terminated due to his "voluminous waste of bandwidth" 
as one correspondent put it.  

Personally, I believe the answer is simply to ignore him.  However, some 
don't agree.  So, it's in your hands.  Yes, I'm doing a Caeser ...  

All those in favour of banning Rod Speed from the echo, please NETMAIL 
me indicating this.  

All those against banning Rod Speed from the echo, please NETMAIL me
indicating this.  

----> Replies in the echo will be ignored <----- 

NETMAIL all replies to me at 711/501 (preferred netmail address). Replies
will be tallied on 21 September and results notified 22 September.  

TREV [Moderator].

-!- QM v1.30 
 ! Origin: Sentry -- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (3:711/401.0)
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And if you think that's bad, you should see some of the abusive shit I'm
currently copping in AUST_MODEMS!  Dean Mackin made some outrageous claim
regarding his new Microcom, and when I (and several others) pointed out
that what he claimed would defy the laws of physics, he organised a
hate-mail campaign from his BBS (well, it seems that way, as they're all
emanating from the same board).

No matter, I responded with a couple of witty and insulting ripostes of
which even Bob would be proud, and they've now gone absolutely ape-shit as
a result.  In the interim, I am ignoring them, and showing them up for the
morons that they really are.  Ain't Fidonet fun?  ;-)

Regards, Bill

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