I just love some of the anti-spam measures put into place.
A member of one of the mailing lists I run had put into place a
challenge-response anti-spam measure, where you have to reply to the message
in order for the original message to go through. Only the
challenge-response message gets bounced back to the list as a
whole! (Fortunately, the challenge-response system is smart enough not
to cause mail loops when the challenge-response gets sent back … ) Bad
enough, but now, another member has classified the
challenge-response messages as spam!
We got email bouncing everywhich way as anti-spam software tries to deal
with other anti-spam software, each claiming the other as spam.
There's a Monty Python sketch in here
somewhere.
You have my permission to link freely to any entry here. Go
ahead, I won't bite. I promise.
The dates are the permanent links to that day's entries (or
entry, if there is only one entry). The titles are the permanent
links to that entry only. The format for the links are
simple: Start with the base link for this site: https://boston.conman.org/, then add the date you are
interested in, say 2000/08/01,
so that would make the final URL:
https://boston.conman.org/2000/08/01
You can also specify the entire month by leaving off the day
portion. You can even select an arbitrary portion of time.
You may also note subtle shading of the links and that's
intentional: the “closer” the link is (relative to the
page) the “brighter” it appears. It's an experiment in
using color shading to denote the distance a link is from here. If
you don't notice it, don't worry; it's not all that
important.
It is assumed that every brand name, slogan, corporate name,
symbol, design element, et cetera mentioned in these pages is a
protected and/or trademarked entity, the sole property of its
owner(s), and acknowledgement of this status is implied.
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