No, I didn't, and I'm glad for that, too. Here is an entry from my FAQ:
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3.4 Commercial posts and how to get rid of them
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Instead of fretting over commercial posts, we all should take a cool
approach to the problem. Whenever I see a message like "Make quick
cash!", "Great Anti-Cellulite Cream!", "Don't be Lonely!", "Earn
$50,000 a week!" or something along those lines, I forward the message
to the postmaster where the message originated from, explaining why I
find the post inappropriate or offensive. Chances are that the
postmaster will look into the issue and have a talk with the abuser,
if not go ahead and cancel his/her account altogether (has been known
to happen).
If the offensive message originated at an academic institution, then I
know I am going to get the sucker in a lot of trouble. Universities
have strong policies about the misuse of their computer resources. It
is likely that after receiving complaints, the offenders will lose
their accounts, and in addition experience the wrath of some
disciplinary committee.
So, for the good sake of the net, if you see a commercial message
posted by idiot@morons.are.us, forward the message with a piece of
your mind to postmaster@morons.are.us. You will be doing everyone a
favor.
Gloria Mercado-Martin
desidia@community.net
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(the FAQ is for medicinal herbs on alt.folklore.herbs - we were swamped with commercial messages some time ago and now we aren't... ;)
HeK
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Henriette Kress HeK@hetta.pp.fi
Helsinki, Finland.
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