From: email@is.invalid   
      
   Alan Baker wrote:   
      
   > In article , Just Me   
   >  wrote:   
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   >> Alan Baker wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > In article , Just Me   
   >> >  wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> >> Alan Baggett wrote:   
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   >> >>    
   >> >>   
   >> >> Alan, why do you post these articles so many times?   
   >> >>   
   >> >> It looks to me like you are just pushing that book of yours   
   >> >> that you mention at the bottom of every post. $34.99+$10   
   >> >> shipping for a hard copy and $29.99 for a download.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> That makes these messages essentially spam.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> You want some credibility, leave the advert for the book out   
   >> >> of the message.   
   >> >   
   >> > Good for him!   
   >> >   
   >> > Is anyone forcing you to read this group or to buy the book?   
   >>   
   >> Not that I know of.   
   >>   
   >> > Just curious.   
   >>   
   >> Doesn't change the fact that it is spam and against the TOS of   
   >> his ISP.   
   >   
   > 1. No it isn't spam.   
      
   Unsolicited advertising is spam by definition.   
      
   > 2. You don't know what the terms of his ISP are.   
      
   Um, yes I do.  His Ip is 70.27.69.102 and that is   
   bas1-burlington02-1176192358.dsl.bell.ca as in Bell Canada.   
      
   Their AUP and TOS is available for anyone to view in their web page.   
      
   >> I doubt he would care less about the issues people have with the   
   >> CRA if he wasn't using them to flog the book.   
   >   
   > Bully for you.   
      
   No, bad for him.   
      
   > I find his posts informative, and so I don't care why he makes   
   > them.   
      
   Bully for you.   
      
   It is the rant of a disgruntled EX CRA employee.   
   His bias is obvious.   
      
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