Re: pgsql announce now on twitter

From: Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle(at)tamay-dogan(dot)net>
To: Douglas J Hunley <doug(at)hunley(dot)homeip(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-announce(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pgsql announce now on twitter
Date: 2009-03-04 06:58:14
Message-ID: 20090304065814.GL7007@tamay-dogan.net
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Am 2009-03-03 21:38:39, schrieb Douglas J Hunley:
> Hi everyone:
> I really wanted to let everyone know that I've created @PGSQL_Announce on
> Twitter and setup a cron job to parse the feed and post it to Twitter.
> It's been working for a little while now and I think it's stable enough to
> announce to the world.

For What? -- Increasing Twitter-Spam?

> Forgive me if this isn't the way to announce this, or if I'm stepping on
> someone's toes. I checked Twitter and didn't see anything existing for this,
> so I decided to scratch my own itch. :) If anyone with PGSQL wants it shut
> down or wants to take it and make it official, just ping me. Otherwise, I hope
> someone can find use in this.

Twitter is the last crap, sending me between 30 and 150 spams per day
and the Abuse Departement does not react. I was forced to block Twitter
entirely on my Mailserver since they have even spamed my postmaster and
abuse address.

> (PS - I'm not on these lists. CC me if you want me to see your response)

Done

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
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Tamay Dogan Network
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