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I may have jumped the gun a bit - although the name is suggestive... It looks like CnS Systems, Inc is a business in NC... Gregory > Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 15:15:40 -0800 (PST) > From: Gregory Hicks <ghicks> > > > Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 17:37:04 -0500 > > From: John Neiberger <[email protected]> > > > > > > Hmm...I'm still able to reach that site as of 3:30 Mountain > > time. Perhaps his service hasn't been discontinued after all. > > We can only hope, though. Surely Qwest won't continue to let > > this bonehead use their network. > > > > Perhaps this is actually a Qwest front company and they're > > trying to lure people into using their bulkmailing services. > > By doing this they can get a lot of the bulk mails to at least > > have the same set of source IP addresses making them easier to > > filter for the rest of us. :-) Sort of like a honey pot for > > idiots, because in this case they'd even be paying to use it. > > Actually, I don't believe that it *is* a front for quest. One of the > responses I got from whois indicated that the name is owned by > "CnS Systems, Inc" ... > > Can anyone say "Cantor and ..." The people that brought the art of > spam to its current unloved height? > > Regards, > Gregory Hicks > > > > > ---- On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Joe Blanchard ([email protected]) > > wrote: > > > > > I just had to call that number on his web page > > > and ask if it was some sort of joke, The guy > > > there "Paul" didn't have any idea that his > > > services were disrupted, and he even seemed > > > excited at the prospect of doing some Bulk/Spam > > > Email for me. > > > > > > When I mentioned I couldn't get to his webpage > > > He seemed surprised. I ended the convo with > > > "You should really read the TOS with your ISP" <click> > > > > > > hahaha. I would love to hear the conversation between him > > > and Qwest Tech/Support. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > -Joe > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer > Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 > 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 6B1 | Fax: 408.894.3479 > San Jose, CA 95134 | Internet: [email protected] > > "The trouble with doing anything right the first time is that nobody > appreciates how difficult it was." > > When a team of dedicated individuals makes a commitment to act as > one... the sky's the limit. > > "There is no limit to what a man can do or how far he can go if he > doesn't mind who gets the credit." - Robert Woodruff > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 6B1 | Fax: 408.894.3479 San Jose, CA 95134 | Internet: [email protected] "The trouble with doing anything right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was." When a team of dedicated individuals makes a commitment to act as one... the sky's the limit. "There is no limit to what a man can do or how far he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." - Robert Woodruff
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