Wow, some of the ...... out there has no shame!!!!!

[eikeland]

I'm probaly not the only one who recieved this "Private Message" here in this forum:

Fred, I guess it's not much you can do about this but I think should know about it anyway...

/Richard

The Message:

From: hhh
To: eikeland
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 02:25
Subject: plz help me
first, i want you can help me .
i'm arrive a poor country, i don't have money to buy purebasic
you can send to me a copy of purebasic full (or link to download)
thanks in adv
hope soon from you

[Inner]

I've notifyed him of this directly myself, he will probably deal with this when he wakes up from his slumbers of sleep.

[eikeland]

I was tempted to send him this guy real killer "virus".....but acording to my wife, that would make me at his level......

[hhh]

hmm, sorry all.
if you don't help me, plz don't attack me!
okie?

[eikeland]

hmm, sorry all.
if you don't help me, plz don't attack me!
okie?

Don't they "punish" thieves your country?
That is exactly what you try to do, steal from Fred, who working darn hard with PB, and we other gladly pay for so this product will continue to have the focus it deserve.

[hhh]

i see,
i don't know you think what, but i don't want to do a some stupid with pb
(sorry fred)

[Fangbeast]

Some asshole sent me the same private message then someone decided to spam my ICQ number with the same bullcrap. They must be slowly going through the list of members doing this to everyone and re-logging on as a new user when one address gets banned.

We need to make the member information area private so this cannot happen. I decided not to reply to this thief as I will not lower myself to their level either.

[Berikco]

Thanks for the report guys.
More users have reported receiving this private message.
If you get it, just mail it to Fred or me.
fred@purebasic.com
benny@zeb.be