Re: newsgroup security?

From: Space Man (do.not.email.me_at_no.way)
Date: 05/24/03 

Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 04:11:04 GMT

See below,

Space Man

"Splatter" <me@me.net> wrote in message
news:mV3za.315$TX2.8504@news.uswest.net...
>
> "Space Man" <do.not.email.me@no.way> wrote in message
> news:9JSya.2358$7J5.2159@tornadotest1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> > I found it is REALLY easy to piss people off in the alt.2600 newsgroups.
> > Just being alive appears to do the trick. And, you should note that
> hackers
> > and hacker want-a-bees hang out their. I bet they lurk the group just
> > waiting for a nice newbie to show his face, and now that I know my IP
> > address is posted, I think I will use an anonymous service to post over
> > there.
> >
> > Space Man
>
> Space man,
>
> keep top posting and you wont have any friends in here either.
>
>

What's wrong with top posting? I like it much better. I don't have to
scroll down to see the new message.

Is bottom posting an unwritten preference in newsgroups? If yes why does
what is without a doubt the most widely distributed reader in the world set
up to top post?

Space Man

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