<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am doing what I have said about Thump's non technical posts, that = is sending them back to him privately.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>His response is</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hi Tony,<BR>     I am not currently posting = political or religious<BR>stuff, have as much right as anyone to post a = little<BR>humor, and will report this harrassment to Andy if you<BR>don't desist immediately!<BR>     Gordon<BR></DIV> <DIV>and</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hi Tony,<BR>    Thanks for writing privately.<BR>    Actually, I have recieved many, many = letters of<BR>support, privately, from other techs who share my<BR>views. Even = from some who are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay<BR>further "left", politically, than myself!<BR>     And, while I have felt inspired to = bring up some<BR>of the pressing issues of the day, I have never<BR>engaged in = hateful comments such as yours.<BR>    I will not be posting = further political items to<BR>the list, and that should satisfy you. = Furthermore, if<BR>you continue with abusive posts to me I will report<BR>this to = your ISP.<BR>     Gordon<BR></DIV> <DIV>Gordon, please complain as it will give you something else to = do.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@bigpond.com">caute@bigpond.com</A></DIV></BODY></HTM= L>