[Usenet] The archetype and model of all good
spam-fighters. Once upon a time, the _Moose would
send out spam-cancels and then post notice anonymously to news.admin.policy, news.admin.misc, and alt.current-events.net-abuse. The _Moose
stepped to the fore on its own initiative, at a time (mid-1994) when
spam-cancels were irregular and disorganized, and behaved altogether
admirably — fair, even-handed, and quick to respond to comments and
criticism, all without self-aggrandizement or martyrdom. Cancelmoose[tm]
quickly gained near-unanimous support from the readership of all three
above-mentioned groups.
Nobody knows who Cancelmoose[tm] really is, and there aren_t even any
good rumors. However, the _Moose now has an e-mail address
(<moose@cm.org>) and a web site (http://www.cm.org/.) By early 1995,
others had stepped into the spam-cancel business, and appeared to be
comporting themselves well, after the _Moose_s manner. The _Moose has now
gotten out of the business, and is more interested in ending spam (and
cancels) entirely.
