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Old 02-28-2008, 10:20 PM
Frank Hahn
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What has happened that all of these posts to wirelessforums.org are showing
up in alt.internet.wireless?

Just about all of the for sale items, etc seem to have originated at
wirelessforums.org.

Thanks.

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Old 02-28-2008, 11:13 PM
Mark McIntyre
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Frank Hahn wrote:
> What has happened that all of these posts to wirelessforums.org are showing
> up in alt.internet.wireless?


the newsgroup will have been hijacked by some admin from the website who
reckons a cheap way to provide "forum content" is to mirror the group
onto their site. Saves having to build up a /real/ customer base.

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Old 02-28-2008, 11:15 PM
Mark McIntyre
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Frank Hahn wrote:
> What has happened that all of these posts to wirelessforums.org are showing
> up in alt.internet.wireless?


Look on the bright side, at least its topical-ish. Last week some idiots
working at a Canadian ISP decided to mirror uk.telecom.broadband and
label it as their support forum. You should have seen the flamewars.

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Old 02-29-2008, 06:41 AM
Kim Clay
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:20:14 -0000, Frank Hahn
<fhahnisfake@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:

>What has happened that all of these posts to wirelessforums.org are showing
>up in alt.internet.wireless?
>
>Just about all of the for sale items, etc seem to have originated at
>wirelessforums.org.
>
>Thanks.


Having noticed the same thing for ages, I just sent an e-mail to the
"Forum Administrator" of wirelessforums.org:
http://www.wirelessforums.org/sendmessage.php

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"As a regular reader of alt.internet.wireless, will you make a
statement in this current NG thread about spam originating from
"wirelessforums.org"?

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.i...96861cf7398c3a
http://tinyurl.com/2jo5qr

Thank You
Kim Clay"
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Lets see what the offical policy is.

kc

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