Re: Wake Up World! Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

On Fri, 2009-01-23 at 09:53 +0000, Matt Davey wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-01-23 at 20:15 +1100, Andrew Greig wrote:
> > I am an Australian, and I am really annoyed at receiving this American
> > Political diatribe.  Not only that but it appears that someone has added
> > me to the list of this polemicist, and I need to call the USA long
> > distance to unsubscribe.  This is not a political list, I could care
> > less if Barack Obama is offensive to the poster, the poster is offensive
> > to me!!!
> > 
> > Andrew Greig
> > Melbourne Australia
> 
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> This is spam.  There has been a steady stream of these messages sent to
> the list over the past while, but this is the first that has got
> through.  I'm not clear how, as the poster is not currently a member of
> the list.  It is possible that the spammer has figured out how to
> automate subscribing to a list, posting, and unsubscribing.  I'll be
> monitoring sub/unsub actions for the next while to see if a new pattern
> is emerging.
> 
> I would be careful if calling long-distance to ask for removal, to
> ensure you're not paying premium rates to some gangster!
Thanks Matt,

I have no intention of calling the USA over this.  I appreciate your
message.  I have strong views on the Palestinian problem, but you will
never see me air them here.

Cheers
Andrew Greig