David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "siljaline" <spam@uce.gov>
>
>
> | I must have missed out on a good read, no-can-do know, Dave - I keep Usenet
> | messages for ten days, then purge.
> | If you'd like to re-post, please, feel free.
>
> | Merry Xmas, btw!
>
> | Silj
>
> Happy Holidays Randy!

And you, Dave :-)

> You should reset your list to purge at least after 30 days else not at all. There is a
> wealth information in Usenet and sometimes the pieces don't fall together in a short time
> span. Downloading the information and keeping it allows you to search information that
> you already have to help put puzzles together.

Agree, partially - I've tweaked my Rule to retain messages for 20 days.

> My post...
>
> http://ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/winsoftware.shtm
>
> "On December 2, 2008 the FTC requested and received a temporary restraining order from the
> U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Under its terms, the defendants are
> barred from falsely representing that they have run any type of computer analysis, or that
> they have detected security or privacy problems on a consumer's computer. They also are
> barred from using domain names obtained with false or incomplete information, placing
> advertisements purportedly on behalf of a third party without that party's consent, or
> otherwise attempting to conceal their own identities. The order also mandates that
> companies hosting the defendants' Web sites and providing domain-registration services
> take the necessary steps to keep consumers from accessing these Web sites."

Thanks for the repost for my benefit!

Cheers,

Silj

--
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_