Why I don't like LinuxCAD.
Here's an example of the email complaint I send to SoftwareForge's various ISPs.
Message-ID: <361B2BB7.3150B446@zip.com.au>
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 18:52:07 +1000
From: Erik de Castro Lopo <erikd@zip.com.au>
Organization: Zip Internet Access
X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; Linux 2.0.34 i586)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Newsgroups: news.admin.net-abuse.sightings
To: postmaster@XTRAPORT.NET;, postmaster@I1.NET;, abuse@VERIO.NET;,
spam-complaint@UU.NET;, abuse@HOME.NET;, abuse@CW.NET
Subject: ABUSE REPORT: LinuxCAD
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mozilla-Status: 0001
Content-Length: 9361
Please terminate the accounts and web pages of this usenet
spammer.
XTRAPORT.NET / I1.NET
This came from your domain (NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.227.142.106).
UU.NET / ALTER.NET
You are upstream from XTRAPORT.NET / I1.NET.
VERIO.NET
You are the usenet upstream for XTRAPORT.NET / I1.NET.
HOME.NET
Spamvertised web page in your domain (http://www.linuxcad.com).
This person's post to usenet explicitly contravenes you AUP.
CW.NET
You are upstream from HOME.NET.
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Message-ID: <361A30BF.6177@mw.idsonline.com>
From: "Sforge Inc."
Reply-To: linuxcad@mw.idsonline.com
X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-AIT (Win95; U)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Newsgroups: alt.cad
Subject: LinuxCAD
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Lines: 53
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 10:01:19 -0500
NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.227.142.106
X-Trace: news1.i1.net 907685752 207.227.142.106 (Tue, 06 Oct 1998 09:55:52 CDT)
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 09:55:52 CDT
Xref: the-fly.zip.com.au alt.cad:18857
LinuxCAD v 1.55
http://www.linuxcad.com
Regular price is only $99 , for a complete CAD package !!!
Only $80 , for full time students !!!
New high quality professional CAD and visual modelling software
company from Illinois offers its visual modelling and graphics
editing
technology to empower your personal Linux Workstations.
http://www.linuxcad.com
LinuxCAD ( or also known under title FreedomCAD ) is a Computer
Aided Drafting
package in many aspects analogous to well known product AutoCAD of
Autodesk Inc.
LinuxCAD has been developed absolutely independently from scratch ,
it is a native Unix
application.
The outline of the main features:
1) LinuxCAD provides great variety of entity types ( lines , circles ,
ellipses , traces , text ,
polylines , solids , doughnuts , arcs , user defined entities and 3D
entities ) ,
2) LinuxCAD implements all necessary editing features ( scale ,
rotate , mirror , offset , array , copy , move , hatch ... ).
3) Allows up to 1000 layers, with ability to control layer color and
visibility independently.
4) All entities are transferable to and from AutoCAD through DXF
exchange format.
5) Supports user defined line types and load able fonts in SHX format.
6) Supports a hardcopy to printers.
7) Parts of the drawing can be copied between different instances of
the LinuxCAD using X-Clipboard.
8) LinuxCAD has industry standard Motif GUI.
9) Allows users to write custom applications for automating typical
editing and drafting tasks
using industry most popular C-compiler GCC.
http://www.linuxcad.com
Version 1.55 includes important additions for producing hardcopy
output:
1. to HPGL compatible plotters ,
2. to DeskJet and LaserJet ,
3. to Postscript
4. to LinuxCAD MS Windows based Print server.
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traceroute to 207.227.142.106 (207.227.142.106), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
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2 f0-0.bdr.quay.zipworld.net (203.12.97.18) 149.753 ms 169.535 ms 149.771 ms
3 Serial4-7.pad13.Sydney.telstra.net (139.130.33.13) 149.748 ms 149.506 ms 149.794 ms
4 Fddi0-0.pad16.Sydney.telstra.net (139.130.249.235) 139.732 ms 159.442 ms 149.789 ms
5 205.174.74.185 (205.174.74.185) 569.738 ms 569.495 ms 569.774 ms
6 199.37.127.245 (199.37.127.245) 569.718 ms 629.572 ms 589.765 ms
7 * Hssi4-1-0.GW2.SFO1.ALTER.NET (157.130.193.45) 570.043 ms 559.519 ms
8 129.ATM11-0-0.XR2.SFO4.ALTER.NET (146.188.145.234) 559.703 ms 559.721 ms 609.509 ms
9 190.ATM2-0.TR2.SCL1.ALTER.NET (146.188.146.82) 569.73 ms 559.537 ms 579.822 ms
10 107.ATM6-0.TR2.CHI4.ALTER.NET (146.188.136.161) 649.643 ms 699.477 ms 669.77 ms
11 298.ATM7-0.XR2.CHI6.ALTER.NET (146.188.209.13) 679.728 ms 639.476 ms 669.772 ms
12 194.ATM1-0-0.GW1.STL1.ALTER.NET (146.188.208.85) 669.732 ms 649.477 ms *
13 i1-gw.customer.ALTER.NET (157.130.96.118) 660.007 ms 679.501 ms 659.78 ms
14 core0-hssi1-1-0.chicago.i1.net (207.230.36.242) 719.736 ms 300.47 ms 2348.75 ms
15 * pm3-1chi.xtraport.net (207.227.142.2) 2400.05 ms 2309.47 ms
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17 * * *
traceroute to linuxcad.com (209.218.86.64), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 cartman.zip.com.au (203.12.97.35) 148.543 ms 149.311 ms 139.832 ms
2 f0-0.bdr.quay.zipworld.net (203.12.97.18) 149.446 ms 139.565 ms 139.924 ms
3 Serial4-7.pad13.Sydney.telstra.net (139.130.33.13) 159.353 ms 139.577 ms 149.84 ms
4 FastEthernet0-0-0.pad8.Sydney.telstra.net (139.130.249.228) 139.767 ms 139.511 ms 139.437 ms
5 bordercore4-hssi0-0.SanFrancisco.cw.net (166.48.19.249) 529.805 ms 519.332 ms 509.518 ms
6 core10.SanFrancisco.cw.net (204.70.9.45) 509.751 ms 519.319 ms 509.712 ms
7 mae-west5-nap.SanFrancisco.cw.net (204.70.10.242) 840.722 ms * 900.055 ms
8 bb2.mae-w.home.net (198.32.136.70) 509.703 ms 519.104 ms 531.417 ms
9 * * *
10 * w1-fe0-0-100bt.rdc1.il.home.net (24.2.1.3) 640.082 ms 629.477 ms
11 * * *
12 ATHM-209-218-xxx-64.Home.net (209.218.86.64) 670.381 ms 619.592 ms 629.412 ms
[rs.internic.net]
Registrant:
Tim Flavin (XTRAPORT-DOM)
1000 Macklind
St. Louis, MO 63109
US
Domain Name: XTRAPORT.NET
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Flavin, Tim (TF160) tim@I1.NET
314-535-3767 (FAX) 314-535-5966
Billing Contact:
Flavin, Tim (TF160) tim@I1.NET
314-535-3767 (FAX) 314-535-5966
Record last updated on 19-Mar-98.
Record created on 19-Mar-98.
Database last updated on 23-Aug-98 04:05:39 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS.I1.NET 207.230.32.1
NS1.ISPC.ORG 207.106.7.7
NS2.ISPC.ORG 208.133.32.11
NS3.ISPC.ORG 207.230.32.23
The InterNIC Registration Services database contains ONLY
non-military and non-US Government Domains and contacts.
Other associated whois servers:
American Registry for Internet Numbers - whois.arin.net
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Asia Pacific IP Address Allocations - whois.apnic.net
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US Government - whois.nic.gov
[rs.internic.net]
Registrant:
Software Forge Inc (LINUXCAD-DOM)
724 Killarney, 2D
Schaumburg, IL 60193
US
Domain Name: LINUXCAD.COM
Administrative Contact:
Weaver, Robert (RW5902) unixguy@AOL.COM
847 891 7190 (FAX) 847 891 5971
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Stolarczyk, Daniel (DS3834) dstol@MICRONETIX.COM
(847) 853-8568 (FAX) (847) 853-8736
Billing Contact:
Weaver, Robert (RW5902) unixguy@AOL.COM
847 891 7190 (FAX) 847 891 5971
Record last updated on 17-Jun-98.
Record created on 08-Apr-98.
Database last updated on 23-Aug-98 04:05:39 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
MN2.MICRONETIX.NET 209.218.86.3
MN3.MICRONETIX.NET 209.218.87.3
The InterNIC Registration Services database contains ONLY
non-military and non-US Government Domains and contacts.
Other associated whois servers:
American Registry for Internet Numbers - whois.arin.net
European IP Address Allocations - whois.ripe.net
Asia Pacific IP Address Allocations - whois.apnic.net
US Military - whois.nic.mil
US Government - whois.nic.gov
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Erik de Castro Lopo erikd@zip.com.au
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