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[Steve 'Dobbo' Dobson]

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On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 01:24:07PM +0000, jim snyder wrote:
> 
> Hi there, I'm a Certified Linux System Administrator & I've just joined.
> If you have ever used linuxgym.com or done LPI exams could you please
> email me your opinions of linuxgym & LPI exams to jim.snyder at linuxmail.org

This appears to be spam.  The same posting turned up on the Hants and Surrey
mailing lists too, and I wouldn't be surprised to find other LUGs have been
hit.

Steve

Jim Kissel wrote:
> jim snyder wrote:
> > 
> > Hi there, I'm a Certified Linux System Administrator & I've just joined...
> > 
> 
> Seems like spam of a different colour.  Same message came through on the 
> HantLUG mailing list.  If I had never seen the message before, I would 
> have ignored it, but twice in one day on my two favourite mailing lists, 
> and the tone of the message upsets my digestion, and yes, jim snyder if 
> your are listening, I will follow up you posting on HantLUG mailing list 
> with an identical message.
> 
> no regards

And Richard Crossle wrote:
> Interesting, people could be so easily taken in.
> 
> Maybe it's because I don't "get out" much, but I've never heard of
> Linuxgym's certification programme. I know of LPI and RH's programmes,
> but not this one.
> 
> Having looked at the website, you pay them money on a monthly basis
> for a piece of paper based on the fact you have completed their
> "EBook", whatever that contains - probably instructions on what to do.
> 
> Certification is only of any use if it's recognised by the employer.
> As a DBA I would't expect potentional employees to be waving ECDL
> certificates at me. Sybase, Oracle, LPI, Red Hat (even MS if
> appropriate), may be.
> 
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