Jim Brett wrote:

A simple email addressed directly to me,
requesting the spam be stopped was all it would have taken to which i
would have concurred.

I see - that's how it works? You spam people, and expect a
polite email asking you to stop it?

You say your message was specifically aimed at the group - if
that's the case, then one might have expected you to have done a
little research, found the groups FAQs, and read the bit (in big
red writing) about commercial posts.

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Grunff