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"Gianna Stefani" wrote in message
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Gareth Slee wrote:
Just come in from work and found over 4000 unread messages!
Things seem to have calmed down now though.

I'm using NIN.
Is everyone else now seeing this?


I am on NIN and only got a few hundred, spread over two bursts.

--
Gianna Stefani

Me too, I think around 800+ but nothing since mid afternoon. Maybe nin not
so bad after all!

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David Mitchell, 70m amsl, Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire.



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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:30:51 +0000, Dave Ludlow
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I've had 40 or 50K of 'em today. This floodbomb idiot may be back,
even if he's got bored for now. Or he may have temporarily run out of
posting hosts as they are blocked one by one.


Uncanny how a weather group gets targetted during the belated onset of
winter ;-)

I noticed one spam post was sent by "me". Somebody has far too much
time on their hands to pick out my name amongst the countless posts
from the regulars!

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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:30:51 +0000, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

I've had 40 or 50K of 'em today. This floodbomb idiot may be back,
even if he's got bored for now. Or he may have temporarily run out of
posting hosts as they are blocked one by one.


Uncanny how a weather group gets targetted during the belated onset of
winter ;-)

I noticed one spam post was sent by "me". Somebody has far too much
time on their hands to pick out my name amongst the countless posts
from the regulars!

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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:30:51 +0000, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

I've had 40 or 50K of 'em today. This floodbomb idiot may be back,
even if he's got bored for now. Or he may have temporarily run out of
posting hosts as they are blocked one by one.


Uncanny how a weather group gets targetted during the belated onset of
winter ;-)

I noticed one spam post was sent by "me". Somebody has far too much
time on their hands to pick out my name amongst the countless posts
from the regulars!

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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:30:51 +0000, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

I've had 40 or 50K of 'em today. This floodbomb idiot may be back,
even if he's got bored for now. Or he may have temporarily run out of
posting hosts as they are blocked one by one.


Uncanny how a weather group gets targetted during the belated onset of
winter ;-)

I noticed one spam post was sent by "me". Somebody has far too much
time on their hands to pick out my name amongst the countless posts
from the regulars!



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This is strange

Tried to access this newsgroup via Google Groups this evening, and it
said

0 Messages

Total wipe out, but then i found these postings on the side of the
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This is strange

Tried to access this newsgroup via Google Groups this evening, and it
said

0 Messages

Total wipe out, but then i found these postings on the side of the
screen

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This is strange

Tried to access this newsgroup via Google Groups this evening, and it
said

0 Messages

Total wipe out, but then i found these postings on the side of the
screen

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This is strange

Tried to access this newsgroup via Google Groups this evening, and it
said

0 Messages

Total wipe out, but then i found these postings on the side of the
screen

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"Gianna Stefani" wrote in message
...
Gareth Slee wrote:
Just come in from work and found over 4000 unread messages!
Things seem to have calmed down now though.

I'm using NIN.
Is everyone else now seeing this?


I am on NIN and only got a few hundred, spread over two bursts.



I am using BT internet and have not seen one Spam email.

Pete




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