Dealing with Spam from Esther Dyson
So, Esther Dyson, whom I have never corresponded with, is spamming me with this crap. Any suggestions from Cypherpunks on how to deal with this nuisance? I'm not sure she needs killing, despite her criminal acts with ICANN, but other suggestions are welcome. --Tim May At 10:55 AM -0400 10/27/00, Esther Dyson wrote: Dear Tim May, Intellectual Property on the Net (12/94), the implications of the Web on privacy in Labels and Disclosure, Part II: Privacy (2/97), The Open-Source Revolution (11/98), broadband open access in The Architecture of Internet 2.0 (2-99), new content models in The Web Goes into Syndication (7-8/99), peer-to-peer networking in Data Soup: The Client is the Server (4/00). If you were reading Release 1.0, you would have read about these topics early. That's the mission of Release 1.0, the monthly newsletter I produce with editor Kevin Werbach. We take pleasure not just in filtering the huge amount of news, announcements and products and services that this market produces, but in figuring out what emerging trends mean for you before your competitors do. Subscribe online today at http://www.release1-0.comwww.Release1-0.com and join the other industry leaders who stay ahead of the curve with an annual subscription to Release 1.0. For only $795 you will get: * 11 monthly issues, * a Release 1.0 binder in which to file them, * the PC Forum 2000 transcript (a $300 value), and * a FREE special-edition Release 1.0 baseball cap. Kevin and I fill Release 1.0 with insights on the latest technologies and the companies that are forging our future. For 15 years, we've consistently nailed the big ideas and big trends before they've become the vogue. Isn't it time you joined such industry leaders as John Doerr, Mary Meeker, Ray Ozzie, Marc Andreessen, Michael Dell, Jim Barksdale, Ann Winblad, Martin Nisenholtz, Eric Schmidt and Bill Joy as a Release 1.0 subscriber? Visit http://www.release1-0.comwww.Release1-0.com now and complete the online subscription form. Be sure to use 900ER1 as your personal marketing code to get this great offer. **Sign up before November 15 and get your PC Forum 2001 invitation with your November issue.** At Release 1.0, we will continue to lead the conversation and to keep it lively. I hope you ll join us. What we write about now will start to matter sooner than you think! Sincerely yours, Esther Dyson Editor-in-Chief, Release 1.0 P.S. If you would prefer not to receive any further information about EDventure's activities, please let Joanna (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]) in my office know and we will be sure to remove you from our list. -- -:-:-:-:-:-:-: Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ComSec 3DES: 831-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, "Cyphernomicon" | black markets, collapse of governments.
Re: Dealing with Spam from Esther Dyson
At 6:47 PM -0700 on 10/27/00, Tim May wrote: So, Esther Dyson, whom I have never corresponded with, is spamming me with this crap. Me too. Maybe her people just learned about the majordomo "who" command... Cheers, RAH Clueless is as, etc... -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Dealing with Spam from Esther Dyson
By the way, a few minutes with Google turned up other instances of Esther Dyson's spamming. Here's just one such URL, along with the opening paragraphs: http://channel.nytimes.com/1998/03/28/technology/28dyson.html March 28, 1998 I Got Spammed by Esther Dyson: Release, the Old-Fashioned Way By LISA NAPOLI ecently, I got a note from the publisher of Release 1.0, the venerable newsletter put out by the venerable (and mythic) godmother of all things digital, Esther Dyson. It wasn't a casual e-mail. It wasn't a letter asking me to write for the newsletter. It wasn't even a personal note asking me to have lunch, or attend her annual conference (which took place this week in Tucson, where, for the first time, non-Release subscribers were permitted to attend.) The note was plain old-fashioned snail mail spam, asking me to fork over nearly 700 bucks for a subscription. Dear Lisa, Esther Dyson and Jerry Michalski believe that someone who's achieved your stature in our industry should be part of the Release 1.0 family. That's why they've suggested I write this letter to you. Stature? How did they measure that? Did Jerry Michalski remember sitting at the same table with me at a conference luncheon once? Did Esther ever read my now deceased column, Hyperwocky? Did some computer notice my name on all those mailing lists?
Re: Dealing with Spam from Esther Dyson
At 7:45 PM -0700 on 10/27/00, Tim May wrote: You didn't copy her (or the droids who read her mail for her) on your reply. Actually, I did, but I accidently used the bcc field, in mis-copying same. Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/ 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Re: Dealing with Spam from Esther Dyson
On Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 11:40:07PM -0400, R. A. Hettinga wrote: At 7:45 PM -0700 on 10/27/00, Tim May wrote: You didn't copy her (or the droids who read her mail for her) on your reply. Actually, I did, but I accidently used the bcc field, in mis-copying same. I think her real address is [EMAIL PROTECTED].
Re: Dealing with Spam from Esther Dyson
Tim - you have to understand that Esther is trying to remain relevant in a world that increasingly sees her as last years meat rack. Ester knowns me, in fact she spent most of her last trip to Cairo trying to convence lawyers that I should be sued for something. She blames me for scaring off president Mubarak from the ICANN show. The woman is unfortunately paranoid and suffers from persecution dementia. Someday someone may wright a comedy on the lady, I consider it more tragedy. I think Ester would of been happier in life being a common housewife - or dominatrix. Unfortunately she was born into the Dyson clan and as a result has always been pushed to excell. But that has not been the case. On a technological front she is all show - no substance. And that show started early in life. She herself can confirm that her schooling at harvard was for no other purpose then socialization. I think meeting the right people was her angle for attendance. I understand her venture capital positions have mainly failed, her chairmanship of ICANN has been an absolute disaster. She's being disposed as the chair this november - that does not mean ICANN will be a better place - just less blond. She's not a blond you know - but she certainly has disposition of one. But alas Tim - I like her. I think she's sexy in her own special way. Ol gals ya know have some of the softtest skin ;-) Joe On Fri, 27 Oct 2000, Tim May wrote: By the way, a few minutes with Google turned up other instances of Esther Dyson's spamming. Here's just one such URL, along with the opening paragraphs: http://channel.nytimes.com/1998/03/28/technology/28dyson.html March 28, 1998 I Got Spammed by Esther Dyson: Release, the Old-Fashioned Way By LISA NAPOLI ecently, I got a note from the publisher of Release 1.0, the venerable newsletter put out by the venerable (and mythic) godmother of all things digital, Esther Dyson. It wasn't a casual e-mail. It wasn't a letter asking me to write for the newsletter. It wasn't even a personal note asking me to have lunch, or attend her annual conference (which took place this week in Tucson, where, for the first time, non-Release subscribers were permitted to attend.) The note was plain old-fashioned snail mail spam, asking me to fork over nearly 700 bucks for a subscription. Dear Lisa, Esther Dyson and Jerry Michalski believe that someone who's achieved your stature in our industry should be part of the Release 1.0 family. That's why they've suggested I write this letter to you. Stature? How did they measure that? Did Jerry Michalski remember sitting at the same table with me at a conference luncheon once? Did Esther ever read my now deceased column, Hyperwocky? Did some computer notice my name on all those mailing lists? -- Joe Baptista http://www.dot.god/ dot.GOD Hostmaster +1 (805) 753-8697
