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Cancelmoose[tm]
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/kanselmoos/ [Usenet] The archetype and model of all good spam -fighters.
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Once upon a time, the 'Moose would send out spam-cancels and then post
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notice anonymously to news.admin.policy, news.admin.misc, and
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alt.current-events.net-abuse. The 'Moose stepped to the fore on its own
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initiative, at a time (mid-1994) when spam-cancels were irregular and
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disorganized, and behaved altogether admirably fair, even-handed, and quick
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to respond to comments and criticism, all without self-aggrandizement or
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martyrdom. Cancelmoose[tm] quickly gained near-unanimous support from the
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readership of all three above-mentioned groups. Nobody knows who
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Cancelmoose[tm] really is, and there aren't even any good rumors. However,
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the 'Moose now has an e-mail address ( moose@cm.org ) and a web site (
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http://www.cm.org/. ) By early 1995, others had stepped into the spam-cancel
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business, and appeared to be comporting themselves well, after the 'Moose's
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manner. The 'Moose has now gotten out of the business, and is more
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interested in ending spam (and cancels) entirely.
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