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RE: "The meek ISP" award

bbarnett@L8R.net
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 01:16:08 -0800 (PST)

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On 28-Jan-99 Davor Cubranic wrote:
> Look what I got in response when I complained to an ISP that one of
> their users was probing my system for know security holes:
>
> =====================================================================
> From: "abuse" <abuse@internet.telia.com>
> Subject: Mesg #3375 Fwd: Break-in attempt (fwd)
>
> Dear Sir/Mam
>
> Thank you for your co-operation in this matter. This customer
> has received a complaint from us, where we urge him or her to follow
> the netiquette guidelines.
>
> Yours sincerely
>
> Ulf B.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Telia Nära AB
> Telia Internet
> Abusegruppen/The Abuse Team
> ----------------------------------------------------
> =====================================================================
>
> "We urge him or her to follow the netiquette guidelines"?
> Scary.
>
> Davor

Well, their english isn't the best, and they are in Sweden. Yes, english IS an
official language there, but since there are 4 of them, perhaps the person that
responded to you wasn't very fluent in it.

Telia Network Services, Internet
   Financial Dept
   Farsta, Farsta SE-12386
   SE

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