I received the following note in response to a complaint about the widespread posting over the weekend. Earlier today, I had received an appology from Mr. Gelson Gomes. -phil Forwarded message: > From [log in to unmask] Mon Sep 28 14:03:28 1992 > Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:07 BSC (-0300 C) > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Apologies re: InterMeta course > Sender: Alberto Courrege Gomide <[log in to unmask]> > To: phil@wubios > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> > X-Envelope-To: [log in to unmask] > X-Vms-To: IN%"[log in to unmask] (J. Philip Miller)" > References: ANSP Network HEPnet SPAN Bitnet Internet gateway > Comments: @FAPQ.FAPESP.BR - @FAPQ%FPSP.HEPNET - @BRFAPQ.BITNET - .BR gateway > > PLEASE DO NOT SEND MONEY ! > It is with regret that I perform this task. Dr. Gelson V. Gomes. a > professor of the University of Parana, Brazil, has exceeded this > privileges and announced a eletronic course: > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Mastering INTERNET Tools, Seizing METANET Power - > > The InterMeta Course > > ____________________________________________________________ > > I must apologize for this flagrant breach of network etiquette. Please > be aware that Dr. Gelson had no right to do so, since this is against > the rules of our ANSP network, and also against the Bitnet rules. > PLEASE DO NOT SEND MONEY! > I will not discuss what his motivations were. But his account has been > revoked, and there will be no such course through my network. > > Please write by normal mail, to: > -> Gelson V. Gomes > -> 358, R. Alvaro Andrade - ap.1201 > -> Curitiba PR BRAZIL 80610-240 > to get more information on his objectives. He may want to give the > course by normal mail. :-) > > With regards, > -- > Alberto Courrege Gomide | Fundacao de Amparo `a Pesquisa - (11)831-3357 > Software Supervisor | Rua Pio XI, 1500 - CEP 05468-901 - Sao Paulo > <[log in to unmask]> | FAX (11)261-4167 Telex (11)82014 - Brazil > (ACG8) - .BR Domain Technical Contact. | > -- > > -- J. Philip Miller, Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Box 8067 Washington University Medical School, St. Louis MO 63110 [log in to unmask] - Internet (314) 362-3617 [362-2694(FAX)]