[CrackMonkey] [ryan@csus.edu: Re: ICE: Nick's messages (was: Zendo Terminology)]

[Nick Moffitt]

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROVES MY BLIND MALICE

----- Forwarded message from Ryan Arndt <ryan at csus.edu> -----

 I belive that the line the Outlook users were up in arms about was
something like "X-Fnord" something-or-another..

  the "X-WebTV" line certainly appears it will have the result of
rendering his emails unreadable on those systems.

 It has been brought to my attention that the various headers in his
messages are known by him to have the results people are complaining
about (I've confirmed the claim, and it's true).  We can therefore say
that he is knowingly attempting to disrupt some the email procedures
of various users.

  Now, some people might feel this gives them the right to resort to
mindless name-calling and temper tantrums.  If this is the case, then
so be it.  I personally find it easier to just get over it and move on
with life.

 -Ryan

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On 11/9/2001 at 11:24 AM D. Jacob Wildstrom wrote:

>|>  P.S.: oh, and to say that Nick opted for some X-headers "in ways=
>|>  specifically designed to cause people problems" is going a bit far.
>We do=
>|>  not know his intentions and it could have been intended as a harmless=
>|>  inside-joke.
>
><shrug> I went back after receiving this message and looked at one of
>Nick's e-mails. I don't have it at hand right now, but there was a line
>not unlike:
>
>>>> X-WebTV-Stationery: BGColor: black; TextColor: black;
>
>Which, although I am not extraordinarily wise in the way of X-headers,
>I can only assume makes his message unreadable (black-on-black) to
>webtv users. I presume this is the line to which people refer.
>
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>|                       Jake Wildstrom                        |
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