PCOS Messages for December, 2000: Re: anonymous posts on PCOS forum

Re: anonymous posts on PCOS forum

From: Stacey (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 14:51:18 -0500

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Thank you so much Bruce, we all appreciate it.

Stacey

>----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce" <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <anonymous@obgyn.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:58 AM Subject: anonymous posts on PCOS forum

> Hi,
>
> I've pulled the entire thread of messages both yesterday and today from
the > archives and digest related to the two rude and juvenile anonymous
messages > sent to the forum yesterday morning. All the other messages were in
> response to those messages or responses to responses.
>
> We will pull off-topic messages and messages that do not meet the forum
> guidelines found at http://forums.obgyn.net/pcos/rules.html
>
> If you need assistance with a OBGYN.net forum write editorial@obgyn.net or
> webmaster@obgyn.net. It is not necessary and in fact just causes more
> problems replying to the problem in the forum as we just witnessed.
>
> We allow anonymous postings on the OBGYN.net support forums to encourage
> dialogue and allow people to post personal information they normally would
> not place in a public forum. But this feature can also be abused. If
that > happens write editorial@obgyn.net or webmaster@obgyn.net and we will take
> care of it.
>
> Regarding MAC addresses, a MAC address is a very long alpha-numerical
> unique identifier for your network interface card (NIC) that connects your
> computer to a local area network (LAN). Not important except the term was
> used and people were asking what it means.
>
> It is sometimes possible to trace anonymous messages to their original
> source. But, typically we would not do that. An ISP should not give out
> identifying information for it's customers without a court order. We had
a > case a few months ago were we did trace a women to the Scandinavian
> Countries to get her medical attention because she was perhaps
> contemplating suicide but that is a very unusual situation.
>
> We do place filters to stop UCE (unsolicited commercial email) and SPAM
> from reaching the forums. We do also filter out individuals when there is
> a reason. But, we don't like to do this.
>
> Hope that ends the problem and explains the various issues.
>
> Bruce
>

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