Re: times today and sunblock

JRS: In article <Cnz45o36Ke0EFwpY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dated Thu, 3 Aug
2006 12:49:14 remote, seen in news:uk.rec.scouting, Paul Harris
<nospam@xxxxxxxxx> posted :
In message <memo.20060803121023.1476D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Richard L
Clauson <rclauson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

Your posting breaches the terms of the FAQ in several
respects;

You top posted.

You didn't trim what you were replying to.

Your signature line exceeds the recommended length for both usenet in
general and this group in particular.


He's also using a false address, and a false reply-to, so directing both
spam and real reply mail to Colombia.

As well as the FAQ, he should read sig line 2 & 4 below, and
<URL:http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html>.

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