I didn't save the original. Some mail you just don't think will evolve into these fun threads. I've pieced together some of the thread, mostly from our replies and quoting the nutbag's material back to him.

From: Shuzzbyte@aol.com

Somehow I can't read your text. Maybe it's my computer..or just your 
arrogance.
 
"Pride goes before a fall."

From: Modify (modify@attrition.org
To: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
Cc: staff@attrition.org
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:28:03 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: Text%20Archive:Attrition.ORG

You can't read my text because of my arrogance?  
Again, paste the URL!

Modify

(appear to be missing part of thread)

From: Modify (modify@attrition.org)

which link is it that you are having trouble with 
on the attrition.org homepage.

From: Shuzzbyte@aol.com

http://attrition.org/  : -<---This One! Your page is completely black on my 
computer screen.

From: Modify (modify@attrition.org)
To: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
Cc: staff@attrition.org
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 06:01:34 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: Check out ATTRITION

You know, ive done nothing but, try to help you out from the get go and
right of you called me arrogant and in your first email you went off about
how 'my' page should be accessable to everybody!  Well, granted I agree
that all pages should be accessable via any browser which is why our
entire site is text with the exception of the news site and various user
sites.  Second off, your email was vague and saying that 'my site' is
black means nothing to me... which page... what part of the site... after
we got that squared away again, your taking more cheapshots at me for no
reason so... in light of that... you can take your toto zine and shove it
up your ass... your insulting my friends and your insulting me... we
provide this information as a free service we make NOTHING off of this
site and we do this on our own free time... we all have jobs (read:
lives).  If you want to post all of our email in your pathetic little zine
then go ahead but, be forewarned that every bit of your email is gonna go
up on our site and we get over 4MILLION hits a month... im gonna make sure
your toto zine is looked upon as the most pathetic piece of garbage this
side of the mississip.  So don't threaten my friends and quit insulting
people that provide a free service to you.  Another words from ATTRITION
STAFF to you... FUCK THE HELL OFF!!!!

Modify

From: Modify (modify@attrition.org)
To: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
Cc: staff@attrition.org
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 09:45:23 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: Check out ATTRITION

1.  You can't use a browser properly... hell, you didn't even know which
one you were using!
2.  You deserve to be on AOL, thats where you belong
3.  You have showed to me if not the entire staff here that you jump to
conclusions based on the fact that I have an email address on the TEXT
ARCHIVE that I run the entire site.  
4.  I had fwd'd you email to the entire attrition staff hoping that they
may know what in the hell you are trying to accomplish in your email cause
out of 4 MILLION hits a MONTH we have yet to see a person that couldn't
view text on our pages.
5.  Im almost 100% sure that your having issues with your browser settings
I.E. the color of the links/text may be set to black?
6.  Your email was too general (at first) for me to help you... You said
you couldn't 'Read the pages' and that 'The pages came up black on your
screen'.  That means jackshit to me... especially when you tell me that my
wording is confusing and you obviously got my email address off of my
SECTION of this site.
7.  Sell your computer fast before you cause self-inflicted harm to
yourself and to others for you are in no position to use a computer.

Modify

From: Shuzzbyte@aol.com

: 4MILLION hits 

Yeah, I count as a hit, and I can't read anything...what does that say to you?

From: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
To: Modify

Yes, YOU tried to help. But Comega and Jericho are nothing but fart-faces 
high on the scent of their own putrid fumes.
 
So if I've mistakenly sent you any responses designed for comega, I apologize.

From: Modify (modify@attrition.org)
To: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
Cc: staff@attrition.org
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:05:40 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: Check out ATTRITION

COmega and Jericho are 'fart-faces'?  How old are .... errr... nevermind.
All I can say is that your domain says it all... words left unspoken.

Now that you have single-handedly made a feable attempt at insulting every
member of staff... go play in traffic!

Modify

From: Cancer Omega (comega@attrition.org)
To: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
Cc: staff@attrition.org

Okay folks.  Since this guy is so "wise," I say we let him figure his
lame-ass questions out for himself.
  
You brought it on yourself, dunderhead.
  
Get lost, lamer.
  
.c

From: Shuzzbyte@aol.com

By the way, I'm a woman, and a writer---and I know you won't mind when I 
reproduce these letters in toto, in my article. Ciao!

From: Cancer Omega (comega@attrition.org)
To: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
Cc: staff@attrition.org

Be my FUCKING GUEST.  I hope you don't MIND that I WILL be posting your
ENTIRE IDIOCY TO THE WEB.  Let me know if you want to include the URL in
your 'article', ditz.

If your 'article' proves to leave out just one byte of the provocation you
gave me or any Attrition Staff, you'd best be prepared to defend yourself
legally.  And you can quote me on that.

.c

From: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:52:01 EDT
Subject: Re: Check out ATTRITION
To: comega@attrition.org

Get over yourself--amoeba

From: cult hero (jericho@attrition.org)
To: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
Cc: Bastards (staff@attrition.org)
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 21:23:45 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: Text%20Archive:Attrition.ORG

: By the way, I'm a woman, and a writer---and I know you won't mind when I 
: reproduce these letters in toto, in my article. Ciao!

I thought women and writers were more intelligent than that. Not being
able to figure out a browser? Not being able to see from the multitude of
pages that basically say "we don't care".

It's wonderful people like you that must try to rag on others because of
your own inferiority complex. If you tell me a city/state you live in, I'd
be glad to recommend some professional help for you. You desperately need
it.

And since I doubt you capable of reading or finding the page.. this entire
site is run in the spare time by us as a free service to the web. Don't
like it? Don't like what we say? Quit mailing us and quit visiting the
page. We lose nothing.

And finally, this is warning that the piece of mail quoted above is
harassment. Any future harassment from you will be sent to AOL Abuse
department. We have a long standing relationship with them, and they are
usually quite willing to react to our complaints.

I'd say 'have a nice life', but it is evident you have none.

: If your 'article' proves to leave out just one byte of the provocation you
: gave me or any Attrition Staff, you'd best be prepared to defend yourself
: legally.  And you can quote me on that.

And to back up Cancer Omega. Remember, we get over 4million hits a month.
How about your zine?

From: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 07:31:56 EDT
Subject: Re: Text%20Archive:Attrition.ORG
To: comega@attrition.org

: Be my FUCKING GUEST.  I hope you don't MIND that I WILL be posting your
: ENTIRE IDIOCY TO THE WEB.  Let me know if you want to include the URL in
: your 'article', ditz.

Oh, a little bit defensive, are we? Don't worry...YOUR IDIOCY is incurable. 
Yours is ingrained.  Mine may be a lack of knowledge; but I simply asked a 
question. Since you set up yourselves as the "experts" it should not have 
been too hard for you to answer, politely, without all that patronization and 
juvenile patter. Maybe that's what it was about...YOU couldn't figure it out! 

My article will simply serve as a mirror to yourself and the organization you 
claim to represent... (poorly, I might add)... So take a good, long look.

Don't threaten me bub--you're are waaay beyond your league. I've wasted 
enough time here--I have all the material I need. TA-TA-

From: Shuzzbyte@aol.com
To: jericho@attrition.org
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 07:35:48 EDT
Subject: Re: Text%20Archive:Attrition.ORG

: I thought women and writers were more intelligent than that. Not being
: able to figure out a browser? 

Are all of you people simply LUNATICS?  "We're not what you call...ORDINARY" 
You're right! "You're not what you call...sensible" either.  DON'T WRITE ME 
AGAIN.  
I've had enough of your irritation. Your web page can provide nothing 
valuable. 

In conclusion, I find it ironic that she could read our page enough to find and quote the "ORDINARY" bit, when that quote appears on the front page, which she originally complained to Modify about.

Her claims of "simply asking a question" are laughable given the opening mail and the "arrogance" bit.

These threads make us laugh though.


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