I am sorry....

**Sadara** · Jul 17 '05, 11:13 AM

Re: I am sorry....

you must be kidding!

Nakor wrote:[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I am a Computer Programmer Analyst student. I am taking this course
> which for this week's assignment requires me to join some newsgroups.
> I am sorry to have to spam you with such useless crap.
>
> Regardless I am supposed to instigate a response of some sort, so could
> someone please fulfill that requirement for me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nakor
>[/color]

**Alvaro G. Vicario** · Jul 17 '05, 11:13 AM

Re: I am sorry....

*** Nakor escribió/wrote (31 Jan 2005 10:50:19 -0800):[color=blue]
> I am a Computer Programmer Analyst student. I am taking this course
> which for this week's assignment requires me to join some newsgroups.
> I am sorry to have to spam you with such useless crap.
>
> Regardless I am supposed to instigate a response of some sort, so could
> someone please fulfill that requirement for me?[/color]

Just find any group with the word "test" on its name and spam all you want.
That's their purpose.

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**Admin TreeNet** · Jul 17 '05, 11:14 AM

Re: I am sorry....

In article <1107197419.781 297.69070@z14g2 000cwz.googlegr oups.com>,
nakor@indolents pecies.com says...[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I am a Computer Programmer Analyst student. I am taking this course
> which for this week's assignment requires me to join some newsgroups.
> I am sorry to have to spam you with such useless crap.
>
> Regardless I am supposed to instigate a response of some sort, so could
> someone please fulfill that requirement for me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nakor
>[/color]

Please indicate the establishment running the course and state the exact
requirements they gave you.

You'll definitely get a good* response from that.

*for a wide definition of good, from many viewpoints.

--
AJ
Treehouse Networks abuse@

https://www.treenetnz.com

**Nakor** · Jul 17 '05, 11:14 AM

Re: I am sorry....

Admin TreeNet wrote:[color=blue]
> Please indicate the establishment running the course and state the[/color]
exact[color=blue]
> requirements they gave you.
>
> You'll definitely get a good* response from that.[/color]

Hello,

I actually got all I needed for this assignment as far as I am
concerned. Thank you for your unsuspecting help :)

Nakor

**Nakor** · Jul 17 '05, 11:14 AM

Re: I am sorry....

Well, let me better explain. This was an idiotic assignment in my
opinion that I'm sure was designed for the students that are not in
technology courses and therefore have not likely been using the
internet for the last 13 years or so.

I am told now however that there are groups with the word "test" in
them that no one would mind me spamming. That would have been nice to
know before :)

**Bent Stigsen** · Jul 17 '05, 11:14 AM

Re: I am sorry....

[snip][color=blue]
> I actually got all I needed for this assignment as far as I am
> concerned. Thank you for your unsuspecting help :)[/color]

I believe you mentioned a requirement to "join" newsgroups, and it so
happens that this year, to formally join this group, you must either:

- Receive a warning from your ISP for obscene language on "alt.flame"
or
- Get *plonked* by atleast three posters on "alt.test"

I think there was one more option, whole lot of, do this, do that, but
dont do, blah blah blah ...for all eternity, way too complicated.

/Bent

**Martin Meng** · Jul 17 '05, 11:14 AM

Re: I am sorry....

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Nakor wrote:[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I am a Computer Programmer Analyst student. I am taking this course
> which for this week's assignment requires me to join some newsgroups.
> I am sorry to have to spam you with such useless crap.
>
> Regardless I am supposed to instigate a response of some sort, so could
> someone please fulfill that requirement for me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nakor
>[/color]

**null@nowhere.com** · Jul 17 '05, 11:14 AM

Re: I am sorry....

Well, I thought people should have suggested by post naked pictures of
yourself on alt.binaries.pi ctures.erotica. male

That would get a response.

And ask for plane fare from Peterborough.

More seriously, I think the professor should be warning students to
protect their email addresses and privacy when they post to USENET,
before sending them on assignments like this.

On 1 Feb 2005 05:49:51 -0800, "Nakor" <nakor@indolent species.com>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>Well, let me better explain. This was an idiotic assignment in my
>opinion that I'm sure was designed for the students that are not in
>technology courses and therefore have not likely been using the
>internet for the last 13 years or so.
>
>I am told now however that there are groups with the word "test" in
>them that no one would mind me spamming. That would have been nice to
>know before :)[/color]

**Geoff Berrow** · Jul 17 '05, 11:15 AM

Re: I am sorry....

I noticed that Message-ID:
<1107264729.288 155.60300@f14g2 000cwb.googlegr oups.com> from Nakor
contained the following:
[color=blue]
>I actually got all I needed for this assignment as far as I am
>concerned. Thank you for your unsuspecting help :)[/color]

Well if your assignment was to troll newsgroups then you have succeeded.
But are you seriously suggesting that out of all the available
newsgroups you were not able to post on topic to a single one?

Instead of treating it as a chore and a rubbish assignment could you
have not taken it as an opportunity to actually learn something?

Usenet is a fantastic and undervalued resource. You have yet to fully
understand that and even though you may have made the assessment
criteria, in my book, you failed.

--
Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
It's only Usenet, no one dies.
My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/

**Nakor** · Jul 17 '05, 11:30 AM

Re: I am sorry....

Hello again :)
[color=blue]
> Instead of treating it as a chore and a rubbish assignment could you
> have not taken it as an opportunity to actually learn something?[/color]

Unfortunately I have a bit of a problem with school. I am in my fourth
semester of Programmer Analyst and I have learned nothing that I didn't
already know (except for this semester in which I have learned Cold
Fusion...which took about a day to get the hang of.) School is boring,
and an assignment like this is an insult. Someone needs to do
something about the schools. It's no wonder I have an opinion that
your average joe is a bloody moron.

[color=blue]
> Usenet is a fantastic and undervalued resource. You have yet to[/color]
fully[color=blue]
> understand that and even though you may have made the assessment
> criteria, in my book, you failed.[/color]

I have a lot of respect for Usenet...but I also have an underlying
attitude problem in which I have very little respect for other people.
If someone proves they are intelligent, then they have earned some
respect. The problem is that most people just can't do that. Even in
a place where programming is the discussion, stupid people tend to
abound. This is my experience.

Anyway, thanks again,

Nakor

(and Peterborough sucks, I have 99 emails left) :)

**Michel** · Jul 17 '05, 11:30 AM

Re: I am sorry....

Quote: I also have an underlying
attitude problem in which I have very little respect for other people

And how intelligent is that?

"Nakor" <nakor@indolent species.com> wrote in message
news:1108387256 .244799.123190@ z14g2000cwz.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
> Hello again :)
>[color=green]
> > Instead of treating it as a chore and a rubbish assignment could you
> > have not taken it as an opportunity to actually learn something?[/color]
>
> Unfortunately I have a bit of a problem with school. I am in my fourth
> semester of Programmer Analyst and I have learned nothing that I didn't
> already know (except for this semester in which I have learned Cold
> Fusion...which took about a day to get the hang of.) School is boring,
> and an assignment like this is an insult. Someone needs to do
> something about the schools. It's no wonder I have an opinion that
> your average joe is a bloody moron.
>
>[color=green]
> > Usenet is a fantastic and undervalued resource. You have yet to[/color]
> fully[color=green]
> > understand that and even though you may have made the assessment
> > criteria, in my book, you failed.[/color]
>
> I have a lot of respect for Usenet...but I also have an underlying
> attitude problem in which I have very little respect for other people.
> If someone proves they are intelligent, then they have earned some
> respect. The problem is that most people just can't do that. Even in
> a place where programming is the discussion, stupid people tend to
> abound. This is my experience.
>
> Anyway, thanks again,
>
> Nakor
>
> (and Peterborough sucks, I have 99 emails left) :)
>[/color]

**Geoff Berrow** · Jul 17 '05, 11:31 AM

Re: I am sorry....

I noticed that Message-ID:
<1108387256.244 799.123190@z14g 2000cwz.googleg roups.com> from Nakor
contained the following:
[color=blue]
>I have a lot of respect for Usenet...but I also have an underlying
>attitude problem in which I have very little respect for other people.
>If someone proves they are intelligent, then they have earned some
>respect. The problem is that most people just can't do that. Even in
>a place where programming is the discussion, stupid people tend to
>abound. This is my experience.[/color]

I'm reminded of the quote which is sometimes attributed to Mark Twain

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly
stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was
astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years."

--
Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
It's only Usenet, no one dies.
My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/

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